The Guardian view on England’s World Cup disappointment: a tale of the not wholly unexpected

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H istorically, English football-supporting culture has had a well-known darker side. But in recent decades, as the England men’s team’s trophy drought has continued, some of its unofficial anthems have acquired an endearingly melancholy quality. “It was nearly complete, it was nearly so sweet”, as the Three Lions song had it in the 1990s, when England exited a World Cup and a European Championship at the semi-final stage. This summer, Oasis’s Wonderwall has been the soundtrack as Harry Kane and