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Evening Standard
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Malik Ouzia

We dare to dream: England face one last obstacle on one hell of a journey

From a hostile shower of beery dregs and plastic cups to that familiar nation-sweeping wave of optimism and hope. It's taken a little longer this time around, but Gareth Southgate and his England have done it again, got us all talking of those years of hurt, got us dreaming once more.

Less than a fortnight ago, they were 90 seconds and a Jude Bellingham bicycle-kick away from villainy. Now they stand 90 minutes from glory for all time.

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