England fans say ‘game’s gone’ after spotting bizarre scenes during Costa Rica friendly
England fans claimed the ‘game’s gone’ after spotting what was going on during last night’s World Cup friendly against Costa Rica.
England’s final friendly hit a stumbling block before it began with heavy rainfall delaying kick-off for an hour.
Ultimately, England were triumphant in Orlando, with Declan Rice scoring in just nine minutes, followed by a 68th minute penalty from Anthony Gordon and substitute Ollie Watkins adding a third just minutes before the final whistle.
However, fans watching at home were somewhat distracted from what was going on on the pitch after noticing what was happening in the stadium.
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As Rice was lining up to take a corner kick part-way through the game, viewers saw that pitch-side spectators were sitting at tables tucking into food mid-game.
Screenshots from the match were then posted online where footie fans couldn’t quite believe what they were seeing.
“Front row in the England warm-up game and the fans are eating their dinner on tables,” @Footballtweet wrote sharing the image, and it quickly came to the attention of English football fans who were less than impressed and didn’t hold back.
“Game’s well and truly gone,” one said.
Another fan warned: “We are going to witness unprecedented levels of cringe this tournament.”
“This is what I imagine the death of the beautiful game would look like,” a third dramatically added.
Someone else fumed: “At a f***ing stadium there’s a round table and they’re eating! Not even inside the box!! Naaaah! This is not it!”
A fifth said: “Fans sitting down eating at a table next to the corner flag. No wonder the atmosphere is rubbish.”
While someone else questioned ‘wtf is modern day football’.
However, the post also turned into a bit of a culture war with Americans hitting back.
“I know it’s strange for the English to see people acting civilized and calm at a football match, but you’ll get used to it…eventually,” one shot back.
Another seemed to agree, writing: “Wild idea that fans are allowed to eat and drink at their seats.”
Sit tight, guys - we’ve got five more weeks of this.
Claire Reid