The writing was on the wall for England and their head coach, Gareth Southgate.
A tournament marked by underwhelming performances was set to end in Gelsenkirchen, with a limp showing against the 45th best team in the world.
But then, Jude Bellingham stirred. In the space of three minutes and 17 seconds, England — and Southgate — were saved.
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Was this the moment that changed everything?
England will certainly hope so. They say greatness is forged from adversity, but England were not in difficult circumstances when Bellingham took flight deep into stoppage time.
They were desperate.
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Trailing 1-0 courtesy of Ivan Schranz’s first-half strike for Slovakia, England were
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