Should be England ‘are’ not England ‘is’. You’re talking about a World Cup squad not a single bloke.
-
-
-
Ah and here we have a prime example of the grammatical differences between British and American English. The NYT is an American publication, so they are using the American style where collective nouns almost always take the singular.
-
Although actually I should probably correct that a bit, since sports teams are actually an exception to this, generally. The NYT specifically refers to teams with the singular as a matter of style.
End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
I have a dream, England - France
. And finally french victory !! - 1 more reply
New conversation -
-
-
Belgium > England
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
England is definitely going home today. I can feel it. I can smell it. I can sense it
-
Need to get your senses checked then
End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
The African diaspora that we generously loaned to France will beat Belgium and go on to win the World Cup. (England is playing their last match of this world cup today.) Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.
-
Wrong.


End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
Je m'étonnais que vous ne pensez pas à la France
-
La belle France gagnier la coupe du monde
End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
ENGLISH media is a problem.
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
The Three Lions are like the
@RedSox c. 2004, talented but cursed with fans trained to await disaster. Curses can be reversed.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
belgium will win, must win, too much of the british or brazilians or argentinians or french wanting it, we want New winners :D
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
Riots either way
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
Kind of a Dickensian “It was the best of times; it was the worst of times” take, eh?
#ThreeLionsThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.