2018 WORLD CUP IS EMULATING 1966 WORLD CUP - SOUTHGATE

England manager Gareth Southgate is confident his players will be more respected than those who brought the trophy to England in 1966, if they can win the Russia 2018 World Cup.

The Three Lions have gone beyond where many people thought they would ever reach in the tournament in Russia.

They made it to the semifinals for the first time since 1990 after eliminating Colombia in the round of 16 and a comfortable 2-0 win over Sweden in the quarterfinals.

"I met with a notable of number of the players who won the inter nations competition for England in 1966 which they told me how exactly they were being welcomed and treated majestically. I feel that was then and we could emulate them, this is 2018 where we now have social media. Should my men get crowned, they will surely be more recognized." He made known to the reporters.

Checking the data of the 32 nations that qualified for this world cup, only the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Les Bleus of France got players with averagely younger age compared to England.