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How lucky are Gareth Southgate's England? Using FIFA's world rankings to analyse their tournament runs
Are England actually good under Gareth Southgate or are they just lucky? Analysing the difficulty level of England’s tournament runs helps answer that question. Using FIFA’s world rankings is not a perfect science, with places decided by a points system …