This was it. The crunch match. The match England had to win.
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Okay, some places weren’t packed.
There was SO MUCH PATRIOTISM.
Some people got religion.
We were reminded that England needed a win, and it didn’t matter if it was ugly.
The musical omens weren’t good.
Wayne Rooney narrowly missed a free kick…
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…and everybody was all like this.
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Except they weren’t all dressed as crusaders.
Liverpool teammates Steven Gerrard and Luis Suarez were getting on really well.
Joe Hart was a commanding presence in goal.
It gradually became apparent that Uruguay were worryingly good at football.
Important tactical questions were being asked.
Then Wayne Rooney rose majestically to… ah, shit.
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Stupid crossbar.
And then… Suarez scored. Because of course.
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I mean why would you mark Luis Suarez?
And everybody was all:
People started getting… grumpy with some of the players.
England were on the ropes. Half time couldn’t come quickly enough.
The deputy prime minister weighed in with a passionate, heartfelt tweet showing what a regular guy he is. Which went well.
The match restarted. Wayne Rooney continued not scoring goals.
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We’re going to be honest, we’re not entirely sure what happened for the next twenty five minutes because we were watching through a haze of tears and beer.
AND THEN IT HAPPENED. IT FINALLY HAPPENED. WAYNE ROONEY SCORED.
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Exactly like everybody had predicted.
A nation dared to dream once more.
…And then Suarez scored again or something.
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And a nation went back to crying bitter salty tears.
So, yes. We lost. Again.
Of course, there’s still hope. England aren’t technically out yet.
We just need this to happen:
But we know what to do.
And it’s not like we ever really cared about football anyway.
Don’t worry everybody. It’ll be okay. It’ll all be okay.
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