'We've lifted some gloom'
Returning from Russia, Gareth Southgate has hailed his side for lifting the gloom that had surrounded England for years.
England arrived back in Birmingham on Sunday after becoming only the third English side to reach the semi-finals.
"That's the privilege of being involved with England. We have a chance to be involved with people's lives and bringing happiness to millions and we've lifted some of the gloom in this country," he said to 'Sky Sports'.
"It's only temporary but still a very powerful thing to be involved with. We're looking forward to (doing) that again."
"When you play for or manage England, expectations are always pretty high, but because we are better we should be better able to cope with it.
"There are certain hurdles we needed to overcome, certain historical landmarks having not won a knockout game for 10 years, having never won a penalty shoot-out in a World Cup so they are things we have now broken through and we've shown what's possible.
"We know there's a lot of work to do with this team, we know we still have to strive for the level of the top five or six countries in the world, but we're competitive against those teams and we are beating all the other teams around us and we're improving."