Football news - 'Nations League is coming home': Fans react to late England win
Published 18/11/2018 at 16:24 GMT
It's coming home, it's coming home, it's coming... the UEFA Nations League is coming home!
It was deja vu for Gareth Southgate's England as they faced off against Croatia once again in a decisive match.
England needed a win at Wembley to secure qualification for the UEFA Nations League finals but things begun to look bleak when former Leicester forward Andrej Kramaric gave Croatia the lead in the second half.
The goal turned the Three Lions' fate upside-down as it meant they were facing relegation instead of a place in next June's finals.
However, Jesse Lingard and Harry Kane stepped up to send fans into pandemonium with their late goals to give England a dramatic win.
The heroic performance was rightly praised on social media:
Prepare to be showered by flying pints of beer next summer because football's finally coming home!
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