Remember When… We Went to Russia 2018

Russia 2018 was the World Cup that changed everything for England. In one summer alone, the mood changed, the pressure lifted, and arguably for the first time since Euro 1996, the fans fell in love with the England men’s national team once more. To look back on that time, Rick Edwards is joined by Ceylon, Seb and Dan, who were swept along by it – so much so, that two of them ended up in Moscow for that fateful semi-final. They share their stories and emotions from a truly special summer.

01:46 - Pre-tournament expectations for the 2018 World Cup

06:30 - A new relationship with the England team

12:08 - England hitting Panama for six

15:20 - The Colombia game and England’s first shootout victory at a World Cup

17:55 - What Gareth Southgate got so right in those early years

22:36 - Seb and Dan’s journey to the semi-final

27:30 - How the semi-final vs Croatia unfolded

30:40 - The feeling after England’s defeat

33:53 - A new relationship with Englishness

39:40 - The legacy of this World Cup