“It’s coming home” tweets are the order of the day as England prepare to face Colombia in tonight’s Round of 16 game at the Spartak Stadium.
The phrase of course comes from the immortal Euro ’96 song “Three Lions”, written by Ian Broudie of The Lightning Seeds along with Frank Skinner and David Baddiel.
Although belief is growing among Three Lions fans, Colombia will provide a stern test with a quarter-final against Switzerland or Sweden at stake.
Given England have failed to win a major tournament knockout match for twelve years, these tweets are peppered with no little irony.
Now enjoy the best “it’s coming home” tweets and jokes:
https://twitter.com/NOT_MOTD/status/1010801954224857088
IT’S COMING HOME! pic.twitter.com/sI1DWBykpI
— Sunday League Footy (@SundayChants) June 23, 2018
Just took 93yr Mum to breakfast, she’s registered blind. In a very loud voice she said, “It’s coming home.” A cheer went up from waiting diners
— Tim (@sockformation) June 24, 2018
on the train, a couple and their 1yr old sat opposite. The baby starts making a noise, the dad says to everyone “ssshhhh please be quiet”
The mum says “he’s gonna say his first words!” Everyone is silent and the baby says “it’s coming home” the whole train erupts into song— ben armson (@barmson) June 24, 2018
[phonecall from wife]
Wife: I'm staying at my sisters. You're obsessed with the World Cup. I'm not coming home until it's over.
Me: …
Wife: …
Me: do you know what IS coming home Laura?
[phone goes dead]
— Dan (@ehdannyboy) June 24, 2018
Popped out on my bike this morning, man drives past with an #England flag out his window. A thumbs up from me, and a beep of the horn in return from him.
It's at that moment, we both knew that it's coming home #ENGPAN #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/2VR60w7M3T
— Dan Tracey (@dantracey1983) June 24, 2018
My boyfriend is becoming single if he texts me saying “it’s coming home” one more time
— Paris (@parissss98) June 24, 2018
people who ridiculed me for thinking ed miliband could become prime minister are now chanting 'it's coming home'
— social distancing champion. (@iamhamesh) June 24, 2018
https://twitter.com/lolzdonz/status/1011340078260654080
https://twitter.com/PaulScarratt/status/1011285455474749440
https://twitter.com/FootyAccums/status/1011914590198927362
https://twitter.com/CreeganSTX/status/1011920339029450752
1966:
Real Madrid win the European Cup
Burnley qualify for Europe
Man City win the league
Chelsea finish 5th
England win World Cup2018:
Real Madrid win the Champions League
Burnley qualify for Europe
Man City win the league
Chelsea finish 5thIT’S COMING HOME
— Anthony Dominic Duff (@anthonydduff) June 27, 2018
For fuck sake dropped my alphabetti spaghetti pic.twitter.com/saNcfwpCCk
— Brack (@Joey_Brack) June 20, 2018
Just Hold On It’s Coming Home pic.twitter.com/HBgtB15F2P
— HAJI (@charlie_haji) June 28, 2018
calling in sick to watch england, legend https://t.co/svlzAQU0bY
— wilson (@ActuallyKadoh) June 28, 2018
Football has texted you to say it's coming home then stopped off for five pints
— Esther Webber (@estwebber) June 28, 2018
When you ask football when it's coming home. https://t.co/OaH1OEAUTl
— Joey The Hoss (@joeythehoss) June 30, 2018
https://twitter.com/phagogenesis/status/1013256733295304709
https://twitter.com/NLAHamilton/status/1013803857573482496
https://twitter.com/Daws___/status/1013540147747487744
Me throughout this entire World Cup: "It's coming home!"
Me 24 hours before our first knockout game: #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/DfHkikAPkr
— Ellis Platten – AwayDays (@ellis_platten) July 2, 2018
I refuse to even entertain the notion that it’s not coming home, if it doesn’t come home it’s because you talked it down.
— Brendon Hope (@BrendonHope) July 3, 2018
This just happened. It’s definetly coming home #ENGCOL pic.twitter.com/KI13F8zchg
— Adam Cox (@topmycake) July 3, 2018
Good morning to everyone except the people who think it's not coming home…
— Dream Team (@dreamteamfc) July 3, 2018
https://twitter.com/liammyers44/status/1013876144238747649
https://twitter.com/jackgambardella/status/1013903855745105921
https://twitter.com/ThatBloke_Jesus/status/1013843479473065985
https://twitter.com/HLTCO/status/1013859368478171141
“I’m sure something’s happening today”
*checks watch*
“Ah, yes, it’s coming home”
— Rob Temple (@RobTemple101) July 3, 2018
https://twitter.com/nickjamesjordan/status/1014043090045239296
https://twitter.com/TSHarvey91/status/1014050016778964993