article_snippet: Europe will fear us now,’ declared Wayne Rooney and although it was a little optimistic, the front three are moving in the right direction.
article_snippet: With Wayne Rooney alongside them, them are flourishing.
article_snippet: England dropped to 17th in the FIFA world rankings earlier this month and yet the support for this team is unwavering, even on a Friday night and against opposition as poor as Lithuania.
article_snippet: Suddenly England has momentum, stringing together victories and establishing a winning mentality in that England dressing room.
article_snippet: We have seen this before, with England unbeaten in their last two qualifying campaigns for Euro 2012 and World Cup 2014.
article_snippet: Sadly, We know what happened the moment England ran into some opposition with real pedigree and class.
article_snippet: England have plenty of possession in games against Lithuania, but will England dominate territorially against world champions Germany, hosts France or Spain?
article_snippet: All three - Slovenia, Scotland and Lithuania - have resulted in victories.
article_snippet: England were beaten 2-1 in Manaus in their opening group game and were out of the tournament after another defeat, against Uruguay in Sao Paulo.