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World Cup: Stunned silence, then tears, as England fans realise it's not 'coming home'
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SINGAPORE - The English language has more than 170,000 words but on Thursday (July 12) morning, as far as the 500-strong crowd of English fans at Boat Quay who watched England face Croatia in the 2018 FIFA World Cup semi-final were concerned, they only knew how to utter three: "It's coming home."
But by the end of the night, England headed home as losers after they were dumped out by Croatia 2-1 in extra time.
