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England 0-0 Slovenia
by Layth Yousif
at Cologne Stadium
THE increasingly beleaguered Gareth Southgate is fearful the atmosphere around England is souring after empty plastic pint cups were thrown at him after the disappointing goalless draw against Slovenia.
Another underwhelming performance from Southgate’s Three Lions led to a number of travelling supporters booing the side at the final whistle, with at least three cups hurled at the under-fire boss in a dose of spite from a section of travelling support.
After a sweltering, sweaty evening in heatwave Cologne, the only cheers you could hear at the end of 90 minutes was the Slovenia fans celebrating also qualifying – in third, behind Denmark, after Serbia failed to beat the Scandinavians in the other match in Group C.
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