England’s amputee team were winning. Again.

Only a few minutes of the World Cup quarter-final had passed, but Brazil - as with Uruguay, Ireland, Mexico and Argentina before them - had fallen behind to an early opener from a dominant England side. This might have seemed like a formality, given how those previous four games had played out.

But it was not.

Shortly after taking the lead, England conceded. Having already scored 14 goals since arriving in Mexico, this was the first time their defence had been breached. No sooner had the game restarted, the Brazilians scored a second. England, for the first time in a long time, were losing.

Now in the unfamiliar position of having to chase the game, they failed to find a response. With the clock ticking down, Brazil scored a third to effectively end the contest, following it up with two more late goals to make the game appear more one-sided than it had been. 5-1 Brazil. England were out.