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‘England have reason to cry’ after World Cup exit - Mourinho

The Manchester United boss felt that the Three Lions should have made Sunday's final but said there is "optimism" for the future

Jose Mourinho believes that England missed a golden opportunity to reach the World Cup final, dumped out of the competition 2-1 by Croatia on Wednesday.

Gareth Southgate’s side negotiated their way to the semi-final of the competition but were unable to overcome opponents who had played extra-time in both their previous matches.

Kieran Trippier's early free kick gave them the lead, but Ivan Perisic pushed the match into an additional period, in which Mario Mandzukic became the decisive factor.