This time the video nasty was on Wales. “Battle of Britain”? It was a mismatch from start to finish, barely a skirmish, with England earning the points to win Group B and set up a last-16 tie against Senegal on Sunday and with Marcus Rashford the rejuvenated driving force. He put Wales to the sword.

Little wonder Rashford was hugged so enthusiastically by Gareth Southgate as he was eventually substituted – with a huge grin spreading across the 25-year-old’s face. What a comeback. Not so long ago he was nowhere near this England squad and was an injury-plagued, confidence-shattered husk of the player he once was. Now Rashford is vital and has three goals to make him joint top-scorer at this World Cup. And this was his first start.

For Wales it is sadly over. Even reaching this tournament, for the first time since 1958, was a hugely proud achievement for a nation of just three million but trying to make it through to the knock-out stages proved a bridge too far. Far too far.

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