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When Didier Deschamps leads his France side out to face England in their World Cup quarter-final on Saturday, he will be hoping to take a further big step towards becoming only the second manager to retain the trophy.

Just two nations have managed to win back-to-back men's World Cups, Italy in 1934 and 1938 and Brazil in 1958 and 1962, but with the Selecao job changing hands between successes, former Azzurri coach Vittorio Pozzo stands alone.

Nicknamed Il Vecchio Maestro (the Old Master) in coaching circles, Pozzo was considered a visionary of the time and is credited as one of the minds behind the Metodo formation, the earliest example of the 4-3-3 we recognise today.

Yet far from being revered as the only manager to win the men's World Cup twice, Pozzo remains relatively little known. And there is a reason for that.

"It's deliberate that few people know who he is," says historian Dr Alex Alexandrou, the chair and co-founder of the Football and War network.

"If you think about post-1945 Italy, and how Fifa and the Italian Football Federation project and promote themselves, the one thing they didn't want to do was give credence to Pozzo and what happened during the 1930s, because there is a significant link with the far right and fascism."

Read more about Vittorio Pozzo's story.

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Forty two nations have reached the quarter-finals in World Cup history.

But can you name all of them?

We've given you five minutes.

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Raheem Sterling is the most-capped player in England's World Cup squad with 81 caps and 20 goals.

He scored his first goal at the World Cup in the opener against Iran and his experience offers a huge boost to Gareth Southgate before Saturday's quarter-final with France.

Dan Roan
BBC sports editor

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Raheem Sterling will return to England’s World Cup base in Qatar.

The Chelsea forward temporarily left to attend to a family matter but is now expected to rejoin the squad in Al Wakrah tomorrow (Friday 9 December) ahead of the quarter-final with France.

One of the best goals at a World Cup?

Dennis Bergkamp's delicious control and finish put pay to Argentina back in 1998 - and the MOTD pundits have been discussing where it ranks.

Check out the full piece here.

Some of these are beautifully dreadful. Keep them coming!

We will all have our ideas about who should start for England and what formation they should play, but Gareth Southgate has barely put a foot wrong so far in Qatar, and he will have a plan for this game too.

Southgate was getting panned before this World Cup started because of some poor recent results in the Uefa Nations League, but down the years he has done a great job and he doesn't get the credit he deserves.

Suddenly he has got England in a position where the expectation is there again, but now it gets really serious - England need to win three games to win the World Cup and they are facing some top-quality opposition, starting with France.

They will have plenty of defending to do on Saturday. If they do stop Kylian Mbappe, they have got Ousmane Dembele to deal with on the other flank - and Olivier Giroud up front as well.

But Mbappe, Dembele and Antoine Griezmann do not work hard when they are out of possession, so if England are brave they will get chances.

I definitely think England can win this tie. However, before the tournament, France were my pick to win it and I feel I have to go with the holders to go through on that basis, although it is going to be very close.

I also predicted England would only go as far as the quarter-finals. I really hope I am wrong.

Sutton's prediction:1-2

Check out all his predictions for the quarter-finals over here

How does Chris Sutton see it panning out...?

Stephen Warnock
Former England defender on BBC Radio 5 Live's World Cup Daily

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Teams being leaked is one of the biggest problems in football.

You will get players who ring their mates or agents, whoever it might be. There is always someone who wants to be in the know so they will pass it on.

If I'm being completely honest I look at it and think 'we all know the players, what is going to change?'. What is the big difference? I could probably tell you very close to the team that Gareth Southgate is going to pick in a couple of days, but if I looked at it and I went it might be him or it might be him. If you look at rugby, they announce it the day before.

I couldn't believe it the other day when I saw "Breaking news: Saka is going to replace Rashford". It is a World Cup - does it matter? Is it that much of a surprise that you're replacing him with Saka?

Come on. I get it to a certain degree with formations but otherwise, I don't think it is that much of an issue.

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Shaw on team leaks: "For some reason, our team is out every game day before anything, so I'm sure everyone is going to find out like normal. It seems to get leaked every time we play.

"Of course it annoys us when that happens. You can guess some players that are going to play, but sometimes if people get changed and it is out there before the team actually gets announced it can give the opposing team an advantage.

"That is something we all speak about. We don't understand why the English media would leak that to give other teams an advantage.

"There is nothing we can do about it because it has been happening for a long time, but we've got a couple more days to focus more on details about what France are going to do and we'll go from there."

Listen to the full Shaw chat on World Cup Daily

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England defender Luke Shaw speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live's World Cup Daily podcast: "To be fair, being pooed on by a bird is meant to bring luck and it did against Senegal. I couldn't believe it. I am never sitting in that seat again, someone else can get it next time.

"I didn't even know what it was. I didn't feel anything. Mase [Mason Mount] being Mase was like 'what is that?' and then he got his camera out.

"I just thought he was getting his light out or something, but he must have known it was bird poo. Then he got Grealo [Jack Grealish] out in front, who is obviously the loud one, and you had those two just buzzing off it.

"I quickly ran off and just took my shirt off."

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Stephen Warnock
Former England defender on BBC Radio 5 Live's World Cup Daily

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Gareth Southgate's tournament record is absolutely fantastic.

He builds towards tournaments. It is about getting everyone ready and trying to build for that moment.

Expectations were lowered by the Nations League. Everybody was more low key but it seems to have fallen nicely.

He has rotated the squad perfectly. Everyone is playing their part, whether that is on or off the field. The feeling and talk coming out of the camp is that they are all in this together.

Things will happen in the game. France will have a plan for us, as much as we will have a plan for them. But we are very, very capable of doing it, and what is to stop us doing it?

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In case you missed this earlier, Raheem Sterling could be on his way back to England's World Cup squad.

He's asked the Football Association to look into the logistics of returning to Qatar - possibly in time for the France game on Saturday.

Read more from Dan Roan over here

It's bad enough just trying to pick one team.

Now imagine being a manager with the England AND France squads available to select a line-up from.

Well, now's your chance.

There are some big decisions to make. Is anyone brave - or daft - enough to leave out Kylian Mbappe? Who partners the France superstar? Then do you go for Jordan Pickford or Hugo Lloris in goal?

Before Saturday's mouth-watering quarter-final between the two sides, have a go at choosing your combined XI and let us know your selections via #bbcfootball.

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Leon Osman
Former Everton midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live's World Cup Daily

When you are young you play with such freedom and the best players in the world are the ones who continue to play with, not that care-free spirit, but the knowledge that they are going to change the game right through their career.

As you get older you naturally become the guy who sits in or covers for other people, so I am hoping that Jude Bellingham becomes that.

Yaya Toure has just compared him to Javier Mascherano, Steven Gerrard and Paul Scholes - Maschero was a holding midfielder, Gerrard was an all-round midfield and Scholes, for the most part, was a guy who got in the area and scored goals.

Can you be all three of them? If so, is he going to remain being all three of them? Is he going to adapt as he goes through his career and specialise in one? That is the opportunity for Bellingham - he has shown he is capable of being any of them, or all three of them. I am putting pressure on his shoulders.

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