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England edge closer to oblivion in Poland

It's just over two years since a totally uninspired England team managed by a frustrated Fabio Capello, sputtered to a shambolic draw against tournament minnows Algeria in a Group match in South Africa at the 2010 World Cup. The result left England with a do or die match against a weak Slovenia side, which ironically, England won but then eventually capitulated to a much more energetic and youthful Germany team in a humiliating 4-1 defeat.