This was probably the most heartening night for England football fans in 30 years. It wasn’t as thrilling as the 4-1 thumping of the Netherlands in 1996 or the 1-5 win in Germany in 2001, but that was the point: except for 10 anxious minutes just before half-time, an unprecedentedly organised England controlled the quarter final of a major tournament, albeit against opponents who had failed their way there.
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