England defeat: maybe football’s never ‘coming home’

England's World Cup campaign ended when Argentina knocked them out of the tournament, The Conversation reports. England had taken the lead just shy of the hour mark but conceded late in a collapse that extends the nation's long narrative of football heartbreak. The story explores how these repeated near-misses have become central to English football culture itself—part of a shared identity built on hope against evidence rather than trophy triumph.

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