It's been a long four years but the World Cup is finally back on our screens. And with England's first match coming up, the Three Lions are everywhere and football fever is taking hold of the nation.
Ahead of the match against Tunisia on Monday night, National Grid is expecting the demand for electricity to jump by 500 megawatts across the UK at the half-time break.
That's the equivalent of 23 million fridge doors opening at once. That's a lot of half-time beers for the LADs so you'd better get your supplies in.
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England will face Tunisia, Belgium and Panama in Group G and there seems to be a lot of positivity buzzing around Gareth Southgate's squad.
Tonight, the team of youngsters will take the first steps in attempting to break a cycle of knock-outs and heartbreaks in England's tragic World Cup history.
Duncan Burt, director of system operations at National Grid, said: "If England reach the final in July and a nail-biting match ending in penalties leaves supporters glued to their seats, National Grid is forecasting that demand could climb up to 2,000 megawatts.
"The current record for a television programme was set following the heart-breaking penalty shoot-out in the 1990 World Cup semi-final between England and West Germany, reaching 2,800 megawatts."
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While England have managed to dodge the biggest names in world football, Tunisia is by no means a safe bet. They topped their qualifying group to reach Russia and have some unpredictable attack flair that England will need to keep under control.
Southgate told the BBC: "For every opponent, we would prepare exactly the same - not to flood the players with information about the opposition. I think we've done the same with Tunisia as we would for Brazil
"We've highlighted their style of play. We've highlighted the areas we feel we can exploit. They are a good team. They like to play. I like their coach's ideas. They're very organised. They like to play from the back. Their organisation against Spain was excellent and this is a big test for us."
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While expectations for England's World Cup success are pretty low, the young team are favourites to beat Tunisia in their opening Group G match in their first game of the World Cup and the nation actually couldn't be more excited.
The electrical surge will come as a result of supporters all over the country rushing to grab a beer or pop the kettle on during the half-time break, after 45 minutes of staying put in fear of missing a goal.
It's an exciting moment for the new England squad. And while there are no big names like Beckham or Gerrard, could this be the year that football finally comes home? It's been a while since 1966!
Words: Megan Walsh
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