It’s been a busy day for England, but it all started with something more important than football – as the Three Lions held a minute’s silence in training to mark the first anniversary of the Grenfell Tower disaster.
Here are some of the earlier results…
#ENG@HKane @trentaa98 @trippier2 #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/rl3cur4th0
— FIFA World Cup ? (@FIFAWorldCup) June 13, 2018
? @jamesdrodriguez ? @santiagoarias13? @FALCAO ? @11johanmojica #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/HIXjIfgQD1
— FIFA World Cup ? (@FIFAWorldCup) June 13, 2018
?? A R G E N T I N A ??@TeamMessi, @PauDybala_JR and @Notamendi30 are ready for the #WorldCup#ARG // @Argentina pic.twitter.com/avOefusYso
— FIFA World Cup ? (@FIFAWorldCup) June 13, 2018
#NGA // #WorldCup // ?#SoarSuperEagles // @NGSuperEagles pic.twitter.com/ZWgioh3xpd
— FIFA World Cup ? (@FIFAWorldCup) June 13, 2018
Stand up for the #Selecao! #BRA
Will it be a 6⃣th world crown for Tite’s men? pic.twitter.com/6ZNRBS2TLv
— FIFA World Cup ? (@FIFAWorldCup) June 13, 2018
Meanwhile, some sides were putting their final preparations together – such as Germany, who play on Sunday against Mexico, and Peru, who take on Denmark on Sunday.
For others, though, the sessions perhaps weren’t quite so tough.
Me and the boys picking cherries! ? #ThreeLions @england (?on) pic.twitter.com/3encnIFmyc
— Jack Butland (@JackButland_One) June 14, 2018
Unsurprisingly, after all the hard yards, many of the players were clearly itching for the festival of football to begin – not least German pair Mesut Ozil and Mats Hummels.
The #WorldCup finally starts ??? #Russia #EnjoyTheGames @FIFAWorldCup
— Mesut Özil (@MesutOzil1088) June 14, 2018
It’s finally on #WorldCup
— Mats Hummels (@matshummels) June 14, 2018
And with the first game finally under way, Poland’s Grzegorz Krychowiak perhaps best summed up how we were all feeling.
