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![]() In a ‘Euro’ World Cup, Gareth Southgate’s ‘kings of set pieces’ set out to conquer the world but stopped short of having a piece of the real pie. ENGLAND: They all sang ‘it’s coming home’ but the team failed to deliver. He is now a match away from emulating the feat of Brazil’s Mario Zagallo and German legend Franz Beckenbauer, winning the cup both as captain and manager. DIDIER DESCHAMPS: Unlike the mutiny under Raymond Domenech eight years ago, the current no-nonsense manager is in the centre of a French revolution in Russia. Germany became the fourth team in the past five World Cups, and sixth overall, to see their title defence fall at the first hurdle on Russian soil. CHAMPION’S CURSE: The ‘in’ thing that throws the defending champions ‘out’. The ‘golden generation’ of Hazard and De Bruyne flowed & entertained, but they eventually ran out of ideas. ![]() BELGIUM: Like their chocolate truffles, they were hard on the outside to begin with but melted away towards the end. It was the death of a dream for millions of fans - here, there and everywhere. FULL COVERAGE: FIFA WORLD CUP 2018 ARGENTINA: Lionel Messi’s team left Russia in a mess, never having looked the part. ![]() From Messi and Ronaldo exiting the World Cup in round of 16 to Germany falling victim to the champions's curse, TOI looks at the A to Z of the World Cup 2018. ![]()
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