A record of four semi-finals in the past five international tournaments for England is outstanding. It is time to accept that this is where England belong.

Ten years ago the suggestion that England could become serial contenders in major tournaments would have sounded laughable. After all, the Three Lions had just been knocked out in the last 16 at Euro 2016 by Iceland. That came on the back of a dismal World Cup in Brazil where England finished bottom of their group, signing off with a 0-0 draw against Costa Rica for their only point in the tournament. Spearheaded by the brilliance of Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane, England now firmly belong in the conversation as potential champions. Since Euro 2016, England have reached at least the semi-finals in four out of five tournaments. We are in unprecedented times. It is a record only surpassed by Argentina and France, as they have World Cup and Copa America titles to show for it. After England's nail-biting 2-1 extra-time victory over Norway on Saturday, Argentina - and a first meeting with Lionel Messi - await in the final four. Even if England fall short once again, this is now a team built to compete rather than enjoy a brief dalliance with success.