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The tragic lives of 12 players from the England national team after the 1958 World Cup.

It was a strange and haunting summer for English football. Just months before the 1958 World Cup kicked off, the Munich Air Disaster in February claimed the lives of the brightest stars of Manchester United's "Busby Babes" generation – men who were supposed to be the core of the Three Lions at that tournament.

Amidst the overwhelming grief, a patchwork England squad, carrying the pain of loss and a heavy psychological burden, set off for Scandinavia. They played not just for the flag, but for their fallen comrades.

Although their journey ended after a play-off against the Soviet Union, the resilient spirit of those men became a tragic yet heroic epic. More than half a century has passed; where are those young men now? Let us turn back the pages of memory regarding the 12 most prominent faces of the 1958 England squad.