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18th April 2018
04:29pm BST

"To win the World Cup is going to be a miracle," Walker told talkSPORT on Wednesday morning.
"But we have got the players to do it. A lot of us play in probably the best league in the world. We've got the players to do it, but have we got the experience going further along in competitions? No, we haven't. Not in recent years. We need to be realistic. There are a lot of good teams out there and our record in tournaments has not been fantastic."The team also appear to have discussed the past failures of England at tournaments. "We've had a lot of conversations inside the camp," Walker continued.
"England haven't won a knockout game for God knows how many years, so for us to go there and win a knockout game, that would be a step in the right direction."
The Three Lions last won a knockout game at an international tournament way back in 2006, when they beat Ecuador 1-0 at the World Cup in Germany.
The starting XI that day was:
Paul Robinson; Owen Hargreaves, John Terry, Rio Ferdinand, Ashley Cole; David Beckham, Michael Carrick, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, Joe Cole; Wayne Rooney.Since then, England failed to qualify for Euro 2008. They were knocked out of the 2010 World Cup in the last-16 by Germany and by Italy in the quarter-finals of Euro 2012. At the 2014 World Cup, they failed to get out of their group and didn't win a game. At Euro 2016, they suffered a shock defeat in the last-16 to Iceland. So, Walker is probably right to be cautious about their chances this summer.
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