I set my phone to 2 am to go off at half time. I found myself watching the opening of the game under the sheets with head pods on.

Hot and humid as it was, I could not fall asleep so stayed awake till we were 2 up , I dozed for a moment and was alert again in time to find we were 2-1 up .

Then it was 3-1 and we’d had a man up, then 3-2 and 11 minutes of extra time.

Then the final whistle and such celebrations. The worry of Jordan Henderson stretchered off , needing air and holding his wrist.

You can watch the highlights now on BBC

Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane win it in 3-2 win.

Harry Kane celebrated like he was on laughing gas because he’d lost his voice. Everybody looked exhausted but were already talking of the clash of  Titans.

On to the Norwegians, the rowers whose Viking boat had passed Brazil earlier in the night

The vikings. 🚣‍♂️🥁

Beautiful to see, fantastic team making history and fantastic fan base. 🔊🇳🇴@Majorleaguemadd 🎥🔝 pic.twitter.com/UETtKIhRWM

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 5, 2026

After the Paraguay performance the night before, these were the real sides , teams playing hard against each other, both teams with reason to feel short-changed , two winners though only England will go through.

Yeovil looks on with pride!

Dan Burn played his part in defence and for Yeovil he is a man who took us up to the Championship where he spent a season before we went down again. I bet every team in the football leagues and some in the National League can find such a link to the England team or squad this fantastic tournament.

How did you sleep?

I didn’t sleep at all!