Can you win out of defeat? This evening in St Petersburg, Belgium and England are subjected to the cruellest game.
Belgium's "Golden Generation" fell one game short of fulfilment. England's "coming generation" went further than anyone imagined, but still had victory snatched away from them when the Croats fought back from a goal down to win in extra time.
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