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#5 England
Points: 1631
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There was a lot of hype before the 2018 FIFA World Cup regarding the English National Team. Their young squad was full of potential and there was just the right mix of experience to make them one of the hot favourites.
The Three Lions reached the Semi Finals of the tournament after seeing off Colombia and Sweden, but they were defeated by Croatia. They also lost the third place play-offs against Belgium and it was a disappointing end to the World Cup for Gareth Southgate and his wards.
Since then, England did avenge their defeat by winning against Croatia in the Nations Cup last year. They have reached the semi finals of the tournament as well, where they will lock horns against a stellar Netherlands side in June of this year. Southgate’s team won 10 of their 17 games in 2018, drawing 3 and losing the other 4. Spain, Croatia and Belgium (twice) are the only teams that beat them.
England will face Czech Republic and Montenegro in the UEFA Euro Qualifiers in the next few days and a win could help them strengthen their ranking, especially since they are just 3 points behind the team at 4th.
