Enjoying the World Cup? Well it’s time for England, but this is a team less weighed down by its past | Barney Ronay (opens in new tab)

Tuchel’s multicultural squad are less burdened by narrative than previous teams and can embrace the chance to live in the momentNice World Cup you’ve got there. Be a shame if something … happened to it. The opening acts of this bloated, roided-up summer tournament have been surprisingly fun, light and sparky.Surprising, that is, if you’ve absorbed much of its doom-laden buildup. Football always does this. There is a reason this sport has become humanity’s great brain-wipe distractor ray, the ...