England vs Croatia: Gareth Southgate's side must crack the shackles of Croatia's press to create a lasting rivalry

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England vs Croatia: Gareth Southgate's side must crack the shackles of Croatia's press to create a lasting rivalry
England vs Croatia: Gareth Southgate's side must crack the shackles of Croatia's press to create a lasting rivalry
England vs Croatia has rapidly become a sporting rivalry with context, spirit, quality, and most of all narrative. But now it needs an England victory to provide it with evolution, ebb and flow

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