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How England fans celebrated 4-2 win over Croatia using a Donald Trump banner
HITC ^ | June 18, 2026 | Aikansh Chaudhary

Posted on 06/19/2026 9:06:58 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican

England fans found a uniquely American way to celebrate a distinctly English World Cup moment after the 4-2 win over Croatia.

The victory gave Thomas Tuchel’s side exactly the start they wanted in Group L, but it was a banner in the crowd that caught the most attention.

It brought together Donald Trump, Bobby Moore, and 1966 in a single image. It was not subtle, and it was not meant to be.

England fans hold up Donald Trump banner after Croatia win

The banner reworked one of the most famous photos in English soccer history, but with a twist. Instead of Bobby Moore being lifted by his teammates with the Jules Rimet Trophy in 1966, the image showed Donald Trump in that spot, holding the trophy above the players.

Above, the words read: “Make England great again.”

The joke worked because both references were instantly recognizable. England’s 1966 win is still the country’s only World Cup triumph, and the slogan was a clear play on Trump’s “Make America Great Again” campaign line.

It also fit the backdrop of the 2026 tournament, with England playing in the United States and fans using American political imagery to celebrate a win rooted in England’s own World Cup history.

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1 posted on 06/19/2026 9:06:58 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

4-2 is a lot of goals for a soccer game.


2 posted on 06/19/2026 9:11:07 AM PDT by ComputerGuy
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To: MinorityRepublican

During the game at ATT Stadium in Arlington, The Londoner Pub at Mockingbird Station Dallas ran out of beer and was shutdown by the Dallas Fire Marshall.

https://www.fox4news.com/news/londoner-dallas-world-cup-watch-party-shut-down-fire-marshal

https://www.wfaa.com/article/sports/soccer/world-cup/londoner-pub-reopens-after-overcrowding-during-england-croatia-world-cup-watch-party/287-323bc7d4-c8da-42ce-8984-f8b83b81c603

https://www.chron.com/culture/article/english-soccer-fans-removed-from-dallas-bar-22310976.php


3 posted on 06/19/2026 9:14:17 AM PDT by DFG
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To: MinorityRepublican

This is what the working class in the UK looks like.

They are being systematically ignored by the political class.

They are being sh*t on daily - the latest case being a “30-year-old man” (no name, no other details, but they have the age, so we know what that means) that tossed a 3-year-old into the CROCODILE pen at the zoo.

They say it “might be” attempted murder.


4 posted on 06/19/2026 9:14:58 AM PDT by fuzzylogic (welfare state = sharing of poor moral choices among everybody)
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This is what the working class in the UK looks like.

They are being systematically ignored by the political class.

The conquest is nearly complete.

5 posted on 06/19/2026 9:20:00 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: fuzzylogic

They don’t typically release names of criminal suspects.


6 posted on 06/19/2026 9:25:00 AM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14/12- 930am -rampage begins... 12/15/12 - 1030am - Obama team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

We’re all sitting here wondering how many more rapist animals Keir Starmer is going to be allowed to get away with importing before they finally toss him out on his ear!


7 posted on 06/19/2026 9:41:57 AM PDT by jpl ("You are fake news.")
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To: MinorityRepublican

Some of those fans should apply for political asylum in the USA. That would drive the ruling elites crazy.


8 posted on 06/19/2026 10:44:31 AM PDT by Kid Shelleen (Beat your plowshares into swords. Let the weak say I am strong)
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9 posted on 06/19/2026 12:24:21 PM PDT by simpson96
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To: simpson96

The Brits are finally realizing. But it may be too late.

10 posted on 06/19/2026 12:34:13 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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Mabey the could rebel… oh, wait. They have up there guns.


11 posted on 06/19/2026 1:09:29 PM PDT by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA!)
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12 posted on 06/19/2026 2:26:48 PM PDT by Rummyfan (Ok In anyq war between the civilized man and the savage, support lthe civilized man.👨 so t tv)
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