Them's the breaks, so they say. It's a little phrase that will be in the mind this weekend when Jordan Pickford takes his place once more in England's goal.
Everton's number one is about to join an exclusive club, the latest player to reach 50 England caps. Occasionally these milestones creep up on individuals but Pickford, from many weeks ago, had worked out that December 10 in Al Khor would be important.
He anticipated it would be a showdown with Kylian Mbappe and Company and, on arrival here in Qatar, wouldn't consider the idea that England wouldn't reach the quarter-finals.