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By Jamie Spencer England had to wait until day three of Euro 2024 to get their campaign underway, opening with a narrow 1-0 win over Serbia in Group C. “A win is a win. It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish,” were the words of Rio Ferdinand in the BBC’s Berlin studio after the final whistle. As he spoke, he was sat next to Cesc Fabregas, part of a Spain squad that began their victorious 2010 World Cup campaign with a defeat. Jude Bellingham’s early goal was the difference in the end, but England’s positive start eventually evaporated and the game finished with plenty of questions, despit…

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