Football might not be coming home just yet and neither are England’s supporters as they got caught up in Le Havre’s culture
They came over land and by sea, the committed and the curious, all willing England towards unfamiliar glories. And halfway through the first half – with Phil Neville’s side a goal to the good – some felt so emboldened that a time-worn shanty began to waft across the Stade Océane for the first time at this World Cup. “It’s coming home, it’s coming home,” they sang, albeit tentatively, as if shouting too loudly might awaken an old curse.
But by the hour mark, with England three up and rampant, there was no holding back. The same words were chanted, only this time with far greater intensity and belief. Now all roads lead to Lyon, and a semi-final with France or the USA, and the bandwagon will only grow.
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