Jamie Vardy trolling Harry Maguire: the best story of the World Cup?
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Will anything top the question from the Vardy Express 'journalist'?
Oh. So that's it now. Four are now two and like the other 29 countries who've suffered the same fate over the last few weeks, the England squad had their turn to sit on the pitch with their head in their hands. Both for fans and the players alike it was all rather sad. However the good news is there have been plenty of tweets from the semi-finals that will turn that frown upside down...
1) France v Belgium
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Marouane Fellaini isn't everyone's cup of tea, but you don't expect the digital TV guide to have an opinion as well.
2) Henry the elephant in the room
Robert Martinez and Thierry Henry formed one of the more unconventional management teams at this World Cup, and Belgium eventually found themselves on a collision course with the nation for whom Henry had scored 51 goals. Awkward...
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And, after France had made their way into the final, there was a cheeky wave at their former player from...the French national rail service: "Thierry, if you want to come back to France tomorrow, several trains are leaving Brussels Midi station."
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Ouch.
3) Going out, in a Blaise of glory
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Blaise Matuidi here, showing how we all felt about there only being 4.7% of World Cup 2018 left.
4) The new world order
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Anyone with shares in Harry Maguire, sell them now: his stock can't get any higher.
5) Anyone for tennis?
Poor old Wimbledon, there was no competing with football's summer of love.
6) England will always have Jamie Vardy from the Vardy Express
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Let's try and imagine the Golden Generation of 2004-2010 managing this level of camaraderie.
7) Anyone for tennis? Part 2
Seriously.
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Nobody wanted to watch the tennis.
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Not even the organisers.
8) England’s World Cup fever peaks
There was no more World Cup fever to go round. This was critical mass for World Cup fever.
First, Justin Timberlake got involved and it sounded weird...
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...and then the train companies found another destination that would only let their passengers down...
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...and then....a man put three Lions on his shirt.
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9) The road to the final?
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The nation held their breath....
10) The End
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...but it wasn't to be. It's a bit dusty in here.
