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Southgate changed his formation for this game against old rivals Wells, he finally put Foden in the starting line-up with Rashford on the left and right flanks, took away Sterling and Saka from the previous team, then put Bellingham in the center, and switched to Henderson and Rice at the back, and Walker also came out to play at right back.
Wells had nowhere to go but couldn't line up any stronger, and this last game they lined up veteran Joe Allan on the field to partner Aaron Ramsey, still with Bale on the left wing, Daniel James on the right, and Moore in the forwards up front.
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At the start of the game England were in control of the ball, Wells looked passive and struggled to get the ball out of England's hands, Bellingham was clearly in good form since the first game, he kept moving to the left, wherever Bellingham was he was distributing the ball smoothly, Foden was aggressive and kept trying to get forward, Rashford was looking for a chance to attack the ball straight at the goal, this combination felt more impactful than Sterling and Saka, especially with HarryKane able to drop back or pull the ball in and pass it accurately. The attacking power of this combination felt more impactful than Sterling and Saka, especially with Harry Kane being able to drop back or pull the ball out to help pass it, and passing it quite accurately, it seemed to be a good fit for the wings to focus more on scoring.
However, the three Welsh midfielders stood together and stayed in front of the defenders in the first half, forming a seven-man defensive position at the back, which made it difficult for England to attack. However, the Welsh midfielders retreated too far and almost broke the link with the front three, and then Aaron Ramsey, who was very stealthy, stayed at the back and Daniel James retreated back to try to help link up, but his performance was also quite poor. Daniel James came back and tried to link up, but his performance was also quite poor, and Bale stayed in the front position most of the time and didn't come back, but the whole Wells midfield couldn't provide him with passes and push support.
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England wanted to set up an iron barrel against Wells, in fact, they couldn't attack in the first half, but they forced Wells right back Neco Williams to retire with an injury, and Bale, who was inactive at the beginning of the second half, was also replaced, and then the pigs and goats changed color, and it was only 5 minutes into the second half. Rashford kicked a very nice high speed curling shot to the far post, in fact he didn't kick very hard, it was the keeper who moved to the right too early, and then it was too late for him to pounce on the ball when it came in from the left.
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Then on the next kick off England scored their second as Rashford and HarryKane went over on a Wells back pass, forcing Ben Davies to fumble the pass back for HarryKane, who then played a cross straight down the right, which went across the box to the far post where Foden followed up with an easy tap in.
Wells gave up after the two goals, they did try to get a shot away but Pickford parried it away, then at 68 it was Rashford on the counter attack who took a long ball down the left hand side of the field, dinked the ball past substitute Connors Roberts and fired a quick rolled shot past Joe Rondon, then goalkeeper Ward missed the oncoming shot and let it go through the crotch, allowing Rashford to score. Keeper Ward missed the oncoming shot and let it go through, allowing Rashford to score.
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Wells was in a state of complete meltdown, England spent the next half hour practicing and had no intention of attacking, and the game ended in a big win for England, who finished first in their group.
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The Welsh fell to the bottom of the group and were eliminated, a Group B that ended with the United States taking its second
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England will face tough Senegal in the round of 16, while the United States will face the Netherlands, which has been performing steadily so far. The attacking lineup for England is good, especially Foden and Rashford who are in good shape and have impact, and Harry Kane is still in shape, so this attacking lineup seems to be better than the previous two matches. It's going to be a tough battle for the English defense.
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