England won their first World Cup match against Iran 6-2.
The euphoria of the World Cup has swept across England, as reported by the media, schools have suspended classes and according to polls, about 11 million English people have taken a day off, annual leave or sick leave just to watch the game quietly, writes GazetaBlic Sport.
It paid off as they had something to look forward to – the biggest win for the Three Lions in their first World Cup match. The headlines of the tabloids, of course, “scream”: “England destroyed Iran”, “Six to enjoy”, “Rude lions”…
