The World Cup is about to end and it has not disappointed at all. There has been drama since the group stages upto the current status of knowing who will be in the semi-final. People have been keeping up or posting content about the World Cup in the past one month and Twitter is one of the best ways to see their reaction live when it happens.
England has been one of the surprising teams in the World Cup. They managed to reach the semi-finals, which is not a small feat by any measure. The performance of the rather young team has made England hopeful and Britons started using the its coming home phrase on social media.
However in their semi final clash against a determined Croatia yesterday, England lost 1-2 to Croatia despite them leading 1-0 for a huge chunk of the match. The loss led to a collective meltdown by fans on Twitter as well as scorn from people who were supporting Croatia
Before the match: ITS COMING HOMEE🏴 During: Its…. erm… coming home? After: #EnglandvCroatia pic.twitter.com/ChUEwFn8vN
— Ayamase Ambassador🇳🇬 (@Mistaaaman) July 11, 2018
This was unnecessary
So when English ppl say" bring it home,they meant the 3rd position" pic.twitter.com/rjDSeusVIz
— InvubuTradingInvestm (@Brian_malinga23) July 11, 2018
This is incredibly savage
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS SAVAGERY?!? 😳 pic.twitter.com/lyVKKpXC7D
— Moh Haider (@ArsenalMoh8) July 11, 2018
When you realize it is not coming home
Its this VERY moment HE realised its not coming home 😂😂😭😭#CROENG pic.twitter.com/7pyQegZ2cD
— 👑Azande👑 (@Azande_Nakhane) July 11, 2018
More memes
They're going home. pic.twitter.com/UrbTl1lzho
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) July 11, 2018
That is the most British thing ever
Oh… so it’s not coming home then… bollocks…. #threelions #worldcup
— Danny Dyer (@MrDDyer) July 11, 2018
The parody account to the Queen of England was having the time of its life during the match
Making Boris Johnson ambassador to Croatia. #EnglandvCroatia
— Elizabeth Windsor (@Queen_UK) July 11, 2018
Not sure it’s coming home.
— Elizabeth Windsor (@Queen_UK) July 11, 2018
However, a good chunk of tweets were in support of the England team congratulating them for their efforts in the World Cup.
This sign from Nottingham is gold
With love from Nottingham 👍 we are so proud of you all 🏴 pic.twitter.com/Sv9MeTbpH3
— munich_79 (@munich_79) July 12, 2018
Starting with the Royal Family
I know how disappointed @england must feel right now but I couldn’t be more proud of this team and you should hold your heads high. You’ve had an incredible #WorldCup, made history, and gave us fans something to believe in. We know there is more to come from this @england team. W
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) July 11, 2018
And their National Broadcaster
Dear @England,
Thank you for bringing us together.
Thank you for making us smile.
Thank you for caring.
Thank you for making us believe.
Thank you for giving a new generation a team to be proud of.
We look forward to giving you a hero's reception on the weekend. ❤️⚽️#ENGCRO— BBC News England (@BBCEngland) July 11, 2018
And of course from their main Twitter account
To everyone who supported us.
To everyone who believed this time was different.
To everyone who wasn't afraid to dream.
To everyone who knows this is only the beginning.
Thank you. We hope we made you proud. #threelions pic.twitter.com/jH8lYMB2E0
— England (@England) July 11, 2018
The much loved British announcer, Peter Drury was also not spared either. Drury has become a star of his own right thanks to his passionate and poetic level comments during the game and after England lost, people either loved his comments or went after him.
Croatia are through to the final
Peter Drury: “And Croatia are through to the final” pic.twitter.com/kowM4KwGM8
— 🤷🏾♂️ (@sickolia_) July 11, 2018
He was reading an eulogy
Peter Drury sounding like he’s reading a eulogy 😂😂😂
— Andile Ncube (@AndileNcube) July 11, 2018
And they started coming for him
I love Peter Drury but he should at least pretend to be a bit neutral 🤷🏽♀️
— Julia Stuart (@JuliaStuart_SA) July 11, 2018
He was probably crying
Peter Drury was probably crying in the commentary room .
— De Rode Duivels #BEL💛⚽ (@refilwe_mazongo) July 11, 2018
