Here's How England Can Still Advance in the World Cup
 

Here's How England Can Still Advance in the World Cup
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It won't be a huge amount of consolation to England fans after Thursday's 2-1 defeat by Uruguay, but there is still a chance the team could qualify — and it's actually more likely than you might think.

That wouldn't be the case but for the fact that Costa Rica, the Central American team **body expected to advance, beat Uruguay last week. Costa Rica is currently top of England's group, upending all predictions and making the math of Group D very tricky

Here are the rankings of the teams as they currently stand:

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Looks impossible, right? But if superstars Italy win both of their next two games — a distinctly possible outcome — they'll have 9 points. If England beat Costa Rica at the same time — also **t outside the bounds of reason — then Uruguay, England and Costa Rica will all have 3 points. Read more...

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