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Gareth Southgate last night declared that England have reached the World Cup knock-out stages in better shape than when they were World Cup semi-finalists in Russia, four years ago.
Marcus Rashford inspired England to a 3-0 victory over Wales - with two second goals which took him to joint top of the Golden Boot table. He dedicated them to a friend who passed away from cancer a few days ago.
Southgate, whose side will play Ecuador next, said that his squad had more self-belief than the one who qualified for the round of 16 in Russia, where they beat Colombia on penalties.
Gareth Southgate believes England are better prepared in Qatar than in Russia four years ago
He said: 'I think there is a different mentality. More belief. In Russia, we were just thinking, 'Can we win a knockout game?' Now there is more confidence and more experience of knockout matches.
'We are pleased the first objective is achieved. The spirit of the team is good we have got most of the team on the pitch which
