A nation hungry for joy finds new heroes in England’s World Cup stars

From Yorkshire, home of six of the squad, to Tottenham, where five of them play, the country united to cheer an intoxicating win

And so to the semi-finals for the first time in 28 years.

As the final whistle blew on a 2-0 victory that left ecstatic England fans contemplating the first world cup semi-final since 1990, the epic transformation of what, until recently, had been an unfancied team started to seep into the national consciousness.

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