Losing a World Cup semi-final: ‘One of the biggest regrets you can have as a player’ | Jamie Jackson

Until Wednesday night’s game in Moscow, only 23 Englishmen have ever played in a World Cup semi-final. Trevor Steven was one of the dozen who did so in Turin in 1990

Trevor Steven is one of only 23 Englishmen to play in a World Cup semi-final and he paints a vivid picture of what Gareth Southgate’s side can expect against Croatia in Moscow on Wednesday night.

“It’s like an out-of-body experience,” says Steven, who faced West Germany at Italia 90 on 4 July in Turin. Bobby Robson’s men drew 1-1 but after extra time suffered the heartache of defeat on penalties to begin a dire sequence of three such exits in four World Cups, as England’s 1998 and 2006 tournaments ended this way.

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