The Guardian view on the World Cup: the Dear England spirit is alive and kicking | Editorial
As in the Gareth Southgate era, a diverse and passionately committed national team is offering a counter-narrative to the forces of social division The identity of the worst performers at the men’s World Cup has come as no surprise. In the lead-up to the tournament, the world had seen more than enough of Donald Trump and Gianni Infantino in action to fear the worst once the games actually began. Mr Trump’s lobbying of Fifa to lift a one-match ban on the United States’ star s…

