I remember being in Nashville, Tennessee, with English colleagues in 2017, in one of the many bars with a live band playing. It is a magical city with such an identifiable culture, but the highlight for us was when the singer started belting out ‘Wonderwall’ by Oasis. “Today is gonna be the day that they’re gonna throw it back to you.”That song meant something to all of us. We had all listened to Oasis when it came out in the mid-1990s. And there we were, all grown up, in a very different part of the world, taken back to those formative years.Now that song is having the same effect on the English in the United States this summer. After the 4-2 win over Croatia in their World Cup opener, the best performance by an England side at a tournament in years, ‘Wonderwall’ blared around the Dallas Stadium in Texas.On Wednesday, after England came from behind to beat DR Congo 2-1, thanks to two late Harry Kane goals, it happened again.UK readers watch here:
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England's players share another special Wonderwall moment with their fans after the game 🎶#FifaWorldCup pic.twitter.com/KMa4GBP8ve
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) July 1, 2026U.S. readers watch here:
"Wonderwall" being sung after an England win never gets old 🏴 pic.twitter.com/6aGaPomxAj
