Sunday, June 19, 2016

History shows topping group matters for England (The Associated Press)

Englands Wayne Rooney walks past a sign during a training session in Chantilly, France, Sunday, June 19, 2016. England will face Slovakia in a Euro 2016 Group B soccer match in Saint-Etienne on Monday, June 20. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Then, at the 1998 World Cup, England was handed a last-16 match against the mighty Argentina after finishing in second place in its group. The rest has gone down in English soccer lore: Michael Owen's wonder goal that started inside his own half. A point is all the team requires against Slovakia on Monday to reach the knockout stage, but a win will see England finish at the top - and earn the team a last-16 match in Paris close to its training base.


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