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Is England’s World Cup entitlement unique, or common in other countries?

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WhenTheDustSettles · 11/06/2026 08:10

Do other countries have the same sense of entitlement to winning the World Cup as we do? All this 30, now 60, years of hurt thing, all the comments about how useless England are, that's gone on for as long as I can remember, how rubbish the managers are etc.

I've never researched it but we can't be the only country to have only won one, or zero World Cups.

Is it unique to England? Or our supporters, I doubt the team has the same sense of entitlement.

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VickyEadie · 11/06/2026 08:22

BMW58 · 11/06/2026 08:18

I think many other countries are far more obsessed with it than we are!

As for the song - it's just that! No-one really believes it's "coming home" - it's just a catchy tune and hopeful lyrics.

It's the hope that kills

Indeed. The original lyrics state "Thirty years of hurt never stopped me dreaming".

Those of us old enough to remember seeing the 1966 World Cup final - and then what happened in every WC thereafter - understand exactly what that's about.

Overtheatlantic · 11/06/2026 08:21

You have a very broad definition of entitlement.

Swiftie1878 · 11/06/2026 08:20

Given we’ve only ever won it once, I interpret what you are calling ‘entitlement’ as unfounded optimism. It’s simply the pain of being a football fan.

giemepeace · 11/06/2026 08:20

No this is not common in other countries! I think this behaviour is about more than football…

BMW58 · 11/06/2026 08:18

I think many other countries are far more obsessed with it than we are!

As for the song - it's just that! No-one really believes it's "coming home" - it's just a catchy tune and hopeful lyrics.

It's the hope that kills

Ndd1356387 · 11/06/2026 08:12

Is this a joke thread? !!!

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