News, goals, and analysis – only on the official A BOLA app. World Cup The England national team will have a national holiday if the Three Lions win the 2026 World Cup, a measure that, according to The Guardian, Prime Minister Keir Starmer plans to announce in the coming hours. The aim is to celebrate the long-awaited victory, which has not happened in 60 years, since 1966, at home. Despite the intention, the head of state avoided confirming a specific date to avoid jinxing the team. However, Friday, July 24, is being pointed out as a potential date, which would allow Thomas Tuchel’s team to return from the United States, where the final will take place on July 19 in New Jersey, and give the English Football Association time to organize an open-top bus parade through central London. When asked about the possibility, the Prime Minister remained cautious: “Regarding the holiday question, I think I don’t want to jinx it, but ask me again if we reach the final.” However, sources from Downing Street indicated that the announcement of a day off will indeed be made in the event of victory. Interestingly, if England reaches the final, Starmer is expected to travel to the United States to watch the game, but he would no longer be in office during the celebrations. It would fall to his likely successor, Andy Burnham, to have the honor of welcoming captain Harry Kane and his teammates at Downing Street. As preparations are underway for the quarter-final match against Norway on Saturday (10:00 PM) in Miami, confidence in the English team is growing. If they win, the opponent in the semi-finals will be Argentina, the current world champion, or Switzerland. The Prime Minister also revealed that he rejected several requests to intervene with FIFA to overturn the red card shown to defender Jarell Quansah in the match against Mexico, unlike what Donald Trump did for the United States team. However, Starmer did intervene diplomatically to oppose a FIFA attempt to move the match against the Aztec team to an earlier date, a change that could benefit the host team. The match ultimately took place on the originally scheduled date, early Monday morning, with the English winning 3-2.
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