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sang 1998 World Cup anthem Vindaloo, was mobbed by fans at the Lord Raglan pub in Holborn, London.

Others packed into bars and city centre squares up and down the country to enjoy the match with hundreds of fellow England supporters.

In Manchester’s Bierkeller bar, fans were disappointed with the result – but still backing England to beat Colombia.

Builder Marvin Anderson, 30, from the city, said: “This whole game just reminds me how nervous I need to be about the rest of the tournament.

“The first good team we have come up against and we have lost.

“Things will improve when we get Harry Kane and Jordan Henderson back on the pitch. They are the leaders in this team.”

Suzie Copple, a 34-year-old office manager from Sale, Gtr Manchester, said: “I love coming to places like this to watch the game. I need to be surrounded by the crowd. I can’t just be sat at home.

“It’s a shame it’s a bit flat at the end because the atmosphere at the start was amazing.

“I just hope the way the boys played tonight doesn’t dampen the spirit.”

At the New Inn pub in Harborne, Birmingham, fans predicted England could meet Belgium again. Robert Moore, 29, a sales analyst from the city, said: “To be honest though, this could be a rehearsal for the final.” Charlie Brooks, 27, a full-time student from Edgbaston, thinks England are still on the march to the final, despite the result: “We’re doing better than we’ve ever done before.

“It’s so nice to see us playing better.”

Dani Wright, 20, a student nurse from Birmingham, said: “It’s been tough but we can be proud.”