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Those who say Uncle Roy never wins anything are bang out of order. Exhibit A: Sweden’s Division 2 North with Örebro SK in 1984. But on this day – 27 June 2016, a day he hopes will not go down in English football history – it’s probably fair to say he can’t win. If England beat Iceland on Monday night, not even The Fiver’s English cousin, Racist B’stard, will be getting excited. But if they lose, the only person with any sympathy for Hodgson will be Jeremy Corbyn.

Related: Where England can exploit Iceland’s weaknesses at Euro 2016 | Michael Cox

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