will continue their campaign on Sunday against Slovakia in the round of 16. side topped Group C despite recording underwhelming draws against Denmark and Slovenia after winning their opener against Serbia. Nonetheless, against familiar opposition, they will be bestowed an opportunity to show just how far they have come under their manager of the previous eight years this weekend.
The Three Lions won 2-1 at Wembley in the last meeting between the sides in September 2017 during qualifying for the 2018 World Cup. But many will remember this fixture better for the 2016 edition, which came under curious circumstances for England. Following a disastrous campaign under Roy Hodgson, in which the Three Lions lost to Iceland in the first knockout tie, the soon-to-be Crystal Palace boss was replaced by .
'Big Sam' has been consistently held in high regard throughout the English football pyramid for finding silver linings in every cloud, helping many teams in the past to remedy their relegation struggles. So, to some extent, it wasn't a surprise appointment given the context of England's harrowing situation. But what many didn't realise at the time was that his first game, played against Sunday's opposition, would be his last.
After only 67 days in the job, a video published by showed Allardyce making insulting statements against his predecessor. He subsequently left the role as manager of England later that day, and the rest, as they say, is history, with Southgate remaining in charge e.
