Memories of that July evening in the Luzhniki Stadium are bound to still wash over Gareth Southgate on a daily basis. An agonising case of what might have been had England conquered the challenge of Croatia and reached their first World Cup final for more than half a century. However, the England manager insists his team have improved since that dramatic night in Moscow and is determined to end 2018 on a high against opponents they know well.

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