【2013 Archives】

Turns out football isn't coming home after all.

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For the longest time013 Archives after England beat Colombia on penalties and then breezed past Sweden in the World Cup quarter finals, it genuinely looked like it might be.

But then came Wednesday night's semi-final match against Croatia. Things got off to a good start when England took an early lead, but that only made their ultimate 2-1 defeat — with Croatia's last goal going in during extra time — all the more painful.

In an instant, everyone's favourite World Cup meme had taken a turn.

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Still, despite the disappointment, fans were still massively proud of how far England came.

All great memes must come to an end sooner or later.

And hey, there's always 2022.

H/T Twitter Moments.


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