England Lost in the World Cup and the 'They're Going Home' Memes Are Here
Following England’s devastating loss to Croatia in the World Cup semi-final, Twitter was rife with jokes poking fun at the “It’s coming home” rallying cry of the English fan base.
With a little over 10 minutes to go in extra time of Wednesday’s match, Croatia’s Mario Mandzukic fired a shot into the back of the net to give his team a 2-1 lead over England. The English squad was unable to come up with an equalizer in the remaining time, officially ending their chances of reaching their first World Cup final since 1966.
But as if the loss itself wasn’t crushing enough, it was then that the “They’re going home” memes began to appear. Those rooting against England were all too quick to turn their fans’ cheer of “It’s coming home”—which has risen in popularity throughout the 2018 World Cup—into a taunt.
See some of the “They’re going home” memes below.
They’re going home. pic.twitter.com/BfMp1C0ELN
— B/R Football (@brfootball) July 11, 2018
When #ENG said 'it's coming home' but now they’re going home ?????? pic.twitter.com/E2pyjuE4zc
— ShotOnGoal (@shotongoal247) July 11, 2018
Is it too soon to say THEY’RE GOING home?!
— Katie Stengel (@ksteng12) July 11, 2018
Its coming home
It coming home
I coming home
Coming home
Oming home
Ming home
Ing home
Oing home
Going home
E going home
Re going home
Y’re going home
Ey’re going home
Hey’re going home
They’re going home
Safe flight #ENG pic.twitter.com/sGW9rP48za— Ryan ???????????????? (@Ryanpedro11) July 11, 2018
England: It’s coming home ????
The rest of the world: They’re going home ??— Michael Saunders ???????? (@Angelo_vo) July 11, 2018
they’re going home, they’re going home... England’s going home!! pic.twitter.com/Wbx16ehuCM
— Ameen (@ameenharrdien) July 11, 2018