Stock up on the red and white face paint, England fans
Buy yourself a couple of those England flags for your car from the nearest petrol station; prepare to celebrate in your nearest town centre fountain.
Just don’t get carried away, whatever you do.
England’s World Cup campaign is tantalisingly close, and thanks to a Marcus Rashford screamer, their final warm-up game on home soil got off to a flyer.
With Costa Rica the visitors to Elland Road, Marcus Rashford decided to try a shot from distance with little over ten minutes played. Catching it sweetly, the ball dipped over Keylor Navas and into the net.
Observe.
Bang! What a strike from @MarcusRashford! @England lead against Costa Rica!#ENGCRC pic.twitter.com/3aMYymLDPI
— ITV Football (@itvfootball) June 7, 2018
A hell of a goal, and all the excuse needed for some England fans to start getting ahead of themselves. Although we suspect most of the tweets below were tongue-in-cheek, on the surface at least it seemed English football fans were daring to dream.
England are going to win the World Cup!!!
— ash (@anc1523) June 7, 2018
I don't want to overhype England here but I'm now certain we can win the World Cup
— post malound (@JordanLound) June 7, 2018
Can’t wait for England to win the World Cup 🦁 🦁 🦁
— Jazzy (@GerardRobinson5) June 7, 2018
Don’t wanna over react just before the World Cup but I think rashford is the best player in the world and England are going to win the World Cup
— Nathan Spencer (@nathan2205) June 7, 2018
WE’RE GUNNA BLOODY WIN THE WORLD CUP. GO ON ENGLAND!! 🏴 #threelions
— Vicky 🌸 (@Vics1058x) June 7, 2018
https://twitter.com/jubby93/status/1004804876881354753
https://twitter.com/CharlieKhan_/status/1004804546948927488
https://twitter.com/Fraaz118/status/1004803971876352002
You get the gist.
