Nine things we loved on day 24: Maguire, Pickford, Shearer, Germans…

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Planet Football
8th July 2018

We are very hungover after England made it to the semi-final of a World Cup for the first time since 1990.

Harry Maguire and Dele Alli scored a header a-piece to send Gareth Southgate’s men through to the last four, and to send the country wild.

We’ve taken a look at some of the best bits on and off the pitch from the 24th day of the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

Harry Maguire

What a header. What a head. What a man.

Jordan Pickford

A colossal man of the match performance.

Jordan Pickford: Brick Wall! #bbcworldcup pic.twitter.com/2iNz2nJalW

— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) July 8, 2018

Kyle Walker

We’ve got a new meme on our hands. It’s still coming home, though.

Yeah so a good header doesn’t hurt. I mean the moment you head it proper, you feel it’s a good one. Know what I mean love? pic.twitter.com/a5b8UqDjv2

— Kyle Walker (@kylewalker2) July 7, 2018

Alan Shearer

The BBC pundit is at it again. Legend.

Loving the scenes back home… here’s the scenes in Moscow with the legend @alanshearer on the 🎤 #AllNightLong #ItsComingHome #England #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/vxmfkaaXFN

— Rio Ferdinand (@rioferdy5) July 7, 2018

The Telegraph

Excellent work from Adam Hurrey here.

Back page of today’s @TelegraphSport. Bravo 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼. #footballscominghome pic.twitter.com/LidtKlTSqp

— Benji Lanyado (@benjilanyado) July 7, 2018

Harry Maguire

Slab.

33 – Harry Maguire has won more aerial duels than any other defender at World Cup 2018. Slab. #Eng #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/tNcjqGd2f9

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) July 8, 2018

Germany

So to add to the brilliance of England’s win, the empty seats in the stadium for the Sweden match were because German fans had bought them before the tournament.

Could be up to 10,000 empty seats at England v Sweden today. 32,000 tickets sold so far for 42,000 capacity stadium. 2836 England fans, 3000 Sweden. Lots of Germans in Samara… could have been playing here today

— Kaveh Solhekol (@SkyKaveh) July 7, 2018

Denis Cheryshev

Apparently there was another game happening somewhere, and this happened.

Luka Modric

This looks like a bromance we need to see more of.

Croatia, the country that unites Barcelona and Real Madrid fans. This video, quite literally, sums it up.pic.twitter.com/wfQJBAEDiv

— J. (@Messilizer) July 7, 2018