Wales go into Tuesday night’s crunch World Cup match against England safe in the knowledge that if they fail to win they will be coming home from Qatar after just eight days at a tournament they’ve waited 64 years to be at.
Even a win might not be enough if the result in the other Group B fixture does not go their way, but perhaps Rob Page’s squad can take some inspiration from Welsh teams of the past who have managed to put one over on the old enemy.
Then again, they might have to look some way into the past to find what they’re looking for. On the last six occasions the two sides have met, England have come out victorious. The most recent of those meetings was a friendly in Covid-ridden 2020, when goals from Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Conor Coady and Danny Ings gave England a 3-0 win.
