England fans ready to roar Gareth Southgate's young lions into World Cup final
England will come to a standstill tonight for the biggest football match in 28 years.
Gareth Southgate’s Lions will face Croatia in the World Cup semi-final – in front of a record TV audience, expected to hit more than 37 million.
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If that happens, it will break the existing record for a sporting event - 32 million for the 1966 World Cup final.
Traffic on roads across Shropshire will drop to a trickle as people tune in to watch the massive game.
When is the match?
The semi-final between England and Croatia will take place at the Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, starting at 7pm.
The match is being screened on ITV from 6pm. The winner will face France in Sunday's final, after they beat Belgium 1-0 last night.
Gareth Southgate has faith in players
On the eve of the match, Gareth Southgate expressed pride in the unifying power of England’s World Cup adventure and said he has faith that his team will perform against Croatia.
“Football is a low scoring game with random events that can happen, but I’m certain our team will play well," the manager said.
Who’s who in our England Expects photo?
Top row, left to right:
Jimmy Mullen, England 1947-54, Caps: 12, Goals: 6, Club: Wolves
Steve Bull, England 1989-90, Caps: 13, Goals: 4, Club: Wolves
Jake Livermore, England 2012-17, Caps: 7, Goals: 0, Club: Albion
Gareth Southgate, England 1995-2002, Caps: 57, Goals: 2, Club: Villa
David Platt, England 1989-96, Caps: 62, Goals: 27, Club: Villa
Gareth Barry, England 2000-12, Caps: 53, Goals: 3, Clubs: Villa, Albion
Bert Williams, England 1949-55, Caps: 24, Goals: 0, Club: Wolves
Middle row, left to right:
Ben Foster, England 2007-14, Caps: 8, Goals: 0, Club: Albion
Billy Wright, England 1946-59, Caps: 105, Goals: 3, Club: Wolves
Stan Cullis, England 1937-39, Caps: 12, Goals: 0, Club: Wolves
Duncan Edwards, England 1955-57, Caps: 18, Goals: 5, Club: Manchester United
Gordon Cowans, England 1983-90, Caps: 10, Goals: 2, Club: Villa
Bryan Robson, England 1980-91, Caps: 90, Goals: 26, Club: Albion
Ron Flowers, England 1955-66, Caps: 49, Goals: 10, Club: Wolves
Bottom row, left to right:
Bill Slater, England 1954-60, Caps: 12, Goals: 0, Club: Wolves
Cyrille Regis, England 1982-87, Caps: 5, Goals: 0, Club: Albion, Villa, Wolves
Jeff Astle, England 1969-70, Caps: 5, Goals: 0, Club: Albion
Bobby Robson, England 1957-62, Caps: 20, Goals: 4, Club: Albion
