On June 28, The Guardian voiced its support for Southgate, pointing out that England had not won a knockout game for 12 years before Southgate took over, and that people should not have overestimated England.
The Guardian first talked about England’s experience before Southgate took over: “For those who oppose Southgate, we should give him a vivid history lesson. After winning the World Cup in 1966, England’s furthest progress was only the semi-finals of the 1968 European Championship, the 1990 World Cup semi-finals and the 1996 European Championship semi-finals. Especially before Southgate led the team to eliminate Colombia in the 2018 World Cup, England had not won a knockout game for 12 consecutive years, and was even eliminated by Iceland.”
The Guardian then talked about how many strong teams had stumbled in this tournament: “Belgium lost to Slovakia, Germany almost lost to Switzerland, Austria beat France to win the group, and the Netherlands only came third in the group. In fact, England’s situation is very good. Including Germany, France, Spain, Portugal and Belgium, all fall into the other half of the draw.”
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