Anyone who thinks England have an easy draw at Euro 2024 needs a history lesson | Jacob Steinberg
Have people forgotten the pre-Southgate tournament record across a long period – including defeat by Iceland?
Time for an excursion. Time for Gareth Southgate and Steve Holland to live a little. The group stage is done, the draw has opened up, the path to the final in Berlin is kind. Clearly, it’s time for them to step outside England’s secluded Blankenhain base, check in with the local tourist board and find out what the state of Thuringia has to offer.
A trip to the nearby city of Weimar is one option. But the bigger city of Erfurt, home to England’s press pack during Euro 2024, also has its charms. Here we find a medieval tour, quite a bit about the outspoken 16th-century monk Martin Luther and, continuing with the religious vibe, the amazing spectacle of Erfurt’s Old Synagogue, an 11th-century site that somehow avoided destruction by the Nazis.
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