Throwback To England Players Passionately Singing National Anthem At Euro 96

With the World Cup coming up, it's time to get patriotic - and what's more patriotic than re-watching the England squad passionately singing God Save The Queen, from way back in Euro 96?

The Three Lions held the competition on home turf, as football truly came home for a period.

In the tournament, England had topped their group - Group A - drawing with Switzerland, before beating close rivals Scotland - who remembers that superb goal by Gazza? - and smashing Holland 4-1 thanks to braces from Teddy Sheringham and Alan Shearer, the Geordie's last goal an outside-the-boot beauty, deliberately sliced into the top corner.

Into the quarterfinals - there were only 16 teams featured in the European Championships back then - and England faced off against Spain at Wembley.

The Lions roar along to the anthem, in front of a packed Wembley Stadium, Stuart 'the Psycho - Pearce, current England boss Gareth Southgate - more on him later -Shearer and Tony Adams among the players screaming out the England national anthem. Watching it over and over just sends shivers down your spine.

England beat Spain 4-2 on penalties that day, after a 0-0 and then faced a tough Germany side in the semi-finals. A 1-1 draw in normal time before Germany won 6-5 on penalties knocked the hosts out, with Southgate famously missing his penalty.

We still believe, though, don't we? We still belieeeeeeve.

World Cup action is around the corner and England have Panama, Tunisia and a tough test by the way of Belgium in their group. It should be no problem for Southgate's men, as long as they show the same passion as those in the Euro 96 video.

We can't wait for Southgate's wing-back Lions to tear up the World Cup in Russia this summer

How do you think England will fare? Let us know in the comments section.

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Topics: Football, England, World Cup

Jacque Talbot

Jacque Talbot is a journalist and sports writer at SPORTbible. He graduated from Manchester Metropolitan with a BA in English and Film. He is a football, snooker, and basketball enthusiast and has been published in the Daily Mail, The Guardian, The Set Pieces, Planet Football and the Morning Star. He’s the greatest thing to come out of Essex since Nick Frost.

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