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BBC Sport·about 12 hours ago

Quiz: Name every team to knock England out of a World Cup

England's World Cup dream was ended at the semi-final stage as Argentina came from behind to beat Thomas Tuchel's side 2-1 in Atlanta .

It is the 12th time England have lost during the knockout stage of a men's World Cup - can you name every team that struck a blow?

For this quiz we're focusing on losses in the knockout stage only - and before you ask, no, the Soviet Union beating England in a one-off group stage play-off in 1958 is not a correct answer.

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