England lost to Croatia in the semifinal by 2-1 and crashed out of the FIFA World Cup 2018.
It's not coming home for England football team as they faced a painful defeat at the hands of Croatia in the FIFA World Cup 2018 semifinal. Croatia beat England 2-1 with the second goal coming for Croatia in the last minutes of extra time.
Croatia will now face France in the final in Moscow on Sunday. England are set to play against Belgium in Saturday's 3-4 place play-off in St. Petersburg.
The distress of English footballers was shared by fans and cricketers on Twitter. From Jason Roy to Matt Prior all lauded the effort.
"Win lose or draw if any English sports team is one you can be proud of then they have done their job. Well done @GarethSouthgate & the whole @england football team. Great job. #FifaWorldCup18 #EngvsCro," tweeted Prior.
Win lose or draw if any English sports team is one you can be proud of then they have done their job. Well done @GarethSouthgate & the whole @england football team. Great job. #FifaWorldCup18 #EngvsCro
— Matt Prior (@MattPrior13) July 11, 2018
England opener Roy praised the footballers for their incredible effort. "Did us proud @England. You brought the nation together like I’ve never seen before. Incredible effort and I’m sure everyone is as proud as I am #WorldCupRussia ⚽️," he wrote.
Did us proud @England. You brought the nation together like I’ve never seen before. Incredible effort and I’m sure everyone is as proud as I am #WorldCupRussia ⚽️
— Jason Roy (@JasonRoy20) July 11, 2018
Michael Vaughan was disappointed after the loss. "Sport should not make you feel this Sad ... But it always does !!! ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????," the former cricketer tweeted.
Sport should not make you feel this Sad ... But it always does !!! ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) July 11, 2018
The women cricketer Alexandra Hartley thanked the football team for bringing the nation together. "Absolutely gutted for the England boys!! You’ve done your nation proud and you have made every single one of us at home believe! You’ve brought the nation together and 100% created an unforgettable summer for all football fans. Hold your heads high! #ThreeLions," she tweeted.
Absolutely gutted for the England boys!! You’ve done your nation proud and you have made every single one of us at home believe! You’ve brought the nation together and 100% created an unforgettable summer for all football fans. Hold your heads high! #ThreeLions
— Alexandra Hartley (@AlexHartley93) July 11, 2018
Whatever happens these @England lads have been outstanding during this #WorldCup brought pride back to the shirt, so hold your heads up high & come again...plenty more years in these lads yet ???????? #beproud ????????????????
— Alex Tudor (@alextudorcoach) July 11, 2018
Proud of @England and @GarethSouthgate Exceeded all expectations and have made good progress. ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????⚽️⚽️
— Alec Stewart (@StewieCricket) July 11, 2018
England football is in a great place. Great leader ! Players playing with passion and connected with the public. They should be proud of letting the country dare to dream !!
— Matthew hoggard (@Hoggy602) July 11, 2018
Gutted its over! Brought the Country together for a few wks! Well done Gareth & the boys! ???????????????????????????????????????? https://t.co/pwSrM8liqt
— Jack Brooks (@BrooksyFerret) July 11, 2018