Thousands of England fans back home showered themselves in beer as they chucked pints into the air celebrating Jude Bellingham’s first goal at the World Cup.
As the 19-year-old nodded England ahead against Iran packed out fan parks across the UK jumped for joy.
At Boxpark in Croydon, south London, video footage captured the jubilant moment.
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Footage showed fans throwing pints into the air as chants of ‘Hey Jude’ rang out just moments later at the fan zone.
Just a few minutes later Bakayo Saka added a second, before Raheem Sterling put England 3-0 up.
Millions of fans have packed out pubs and fan parks across the country after booking the day off work or calling in sick – as the nation is grinding to a halt to watch Gareth Southgate’s men in action.
Painter and decorator John Goldman admitted to pulling a ‘sickie’ to watch the match. He traveled from his home in Thurrock, Essex, to an all ticket FIFA-backed event in central London.
Accompanied by his wife Lianne – and both wearing England shirts – they couldn’t wait for the afternoon kick off.
John said: ‘I was supposed to be working but decided to come here. I’m self-employed, so there’s no one to tell me off.
‘Even if I had a job, I would have cancelled. I just wanted to watch the football.’
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