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Southgate calls for more England improvement after challenging year

The Three Lions manager says that the response to racism was an "important moment" for the national side

Gareth Southgate believes his England team have improved yet again this calendar year – but there remains things to improve on.

After reaching the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, an surprising success given pre-tournament expectations, the Three Lions have pushed on again.

This year they played in the finals of the inaugural Nations League, but finished third after losing their semi-final to the Netherlands.

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They responded from that disappointment though by qualifying for next summer’s Euro 2020, where they will play group stage games at Wembley, and if they advance further will also play their semi-final and final games at the national stadium.