The founders of the beautiful game won their first World Cup on home soil in 1966. Since then, England have lacked a team that has had the panache or the bottle to win the tournament. FIFA World Cup 2014 will see the final hurrah of their captain Steven Gerrard. Wayne Rooney and Daniel Sturridge are expected to score the goals up for the three lions.
Clubbed with Italy and Uruguay, England are in the toughest group and would need to do very well to qualify for the knockout stages. In Roy Hodgson, the English have a worldly-wise manager and could well spring a surprise after being written off at the start of the tournament.
FIFA World Cup 2014 Points Table: Group-wise team standings and results
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