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‘Emotional connection’: Wonderwall becomes England’s World Cup anthem

The Guardian UK Saturday 04 July 2026, 11:00 UTC By Kevin Rawlinson 1 min read
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Oasis tune has been sung from Texas to Massachusetts and soon in Mexico City – and the players have joined in tooIt has become England’s World Cup anthem more three decades after it was first released, being belted out by fans from Texas to Massachusetts. Wonderwall by Oasis will soon be heard in Mexico City too, where the Three Lions will face the tournament co-hosts Mexico on Sunday evening – or at 1am on Monday for fans singing along back home.

Oasis tune has been sung from Texas to Massachusetts and soon in Mexico City – and the players have joined in too

It has become England’s World Cup anthem more three decades after it was first released, being belted out by fans from Texas to Massachusetts.

Wonderwall by Oasis will soon be heard in Mexico City too, where the Three Lions will face the tournament co-hosts Mexico on Sunday evening – or at 1am on Monday for fans singing along back home.

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