Five reasons for England to be cheerful despite World Cup exit

England's 3-2 victory over Mexico at the Azteca was one of the nation's tournament highlights [Getty Images]There is no sugar-coating a semi-final loss to footballing rivals in a World Cup. It hurts.Compound that with so many 'nearlies' in recent tournaments - back-to-back European final losses in 2021 and 2024, and another World Cup semi-final exit in 2018.Then if you add the manner in which England lost their grasp on a place in this final, it might seem difficult to find many reasons for posi