Emmanuel Petit smiles when I asked him if England can finally end 56 years of hurt and win the World Cup in Qatar this winter.
"I am pretty sure that England will be very difficult to beat," he says, almost sympathetically.
"But I am also pretty sure they will fail at the end of the day."With the pain of the Euro 2020 final beginning to subside, England supporters are now looking ahead with expectation and excitement about the next opportunity of silverware.

A semi-final appearance at the last World Cup in Russia, coupled with the near miss against Italy last summer, has seen the Three Lions named as one of the favourites to win the tournament in Qatar, which gets underway on November 21.
England's odds shortened further once the dust had settled on the World Cup draw in Doha, after Gareth Southgate's side were placed in a relatively favourable group alongside the United States, Iran and one of either Scotland, Wales or Ukraine.
But former Arsenal, Chelsea and Barcelona midfielder Petit isn't convinced they can go all the way

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