I think we can all agree that the best moment of the World Cup so far was Harry Kane, standing in front of a microphone after England’s sensational victory over Mexico, talking like an off-brand character from The Muppet Show. To blame? Two brothers from Manchester. Just minutes earlier, the striker had been standing alongside his teammates, bellowing the lyrics to Oasis’s “Wonderwall” along with a jubilant crowd, as has become tradition. “It’s hard work that singing Harry Kane,” tweeted Liam Gallagher, after the footage went viral. Hard work, yes – but, if England keep progressing, he’ll (hopefully) have a lot more singing in store.
Having cemented its status as England’s unofficial anthem for the tournament, “Wonderwall” is having a moment. Streams shot up by 300 per cent in the wake of the latest exhilarating win – when the Lions overcame extreme altitude and a red card to deliver a monumental 3-2 victory on the Central American opponent’s home turf. The Gallagher brothers’ 1995 hit is being sung in stadiums around North America, blasted from speakers in pubs up and down the country.
