The World Cup singalong tradition is alive and well. After England’s 2-1 comeback win over DR Congo on Wednesday, the squad lined up in front of their traveling supporters and belted out Oasis’s ‘Wonderwall’ at full time. That’s become a thing now, and Liam Gallagher is absolutely here for it.
The 53-year-old rocker took to X (formerly Twitter) after the match and said something that only he could say: ‘Let’s keep the biblical vibrations going if the governments we put in power can’t bring it then it’s down to the people c’mon England.’ He wasn’t done either. Gallagher followed that up with ‘Harry Kane, lick it up to ras’ before adding ‘The country needs good vibrations until the mighty O (Oasis) comes back, life is meant to be good not shit.’
The whole thing started after England’s opening group game, a wild 4-2 win against Croatia. At the final whistle the team and fans just started singing. It caught on. Now after every England match, win or draw, the players head over to the section where the supporters are and they all shout the 1995 classic together. It’s not a formal thing either. No one planned it. It just happened and now it’s the ritual.
The song itself is basically impossible to escape in British culture. Written by Noel Gallagher, ‘Wonderwall’ hit number two on the UK charts back in the 90s and has been played at weddings, pubs, and football stadiums ever since. Manchester City plays it after home games too, which makes sense given both Gallagher brothers support the club. Even the Mike Flowers Pops cover version hit number two later that year, which is a weird bit of trivia that keeps coming up.
Fans jumped on Gallagher’s posts to ask when Oasis would reunite again after their 2025 tour. He joked that he couldn’t tell them ‘for security reasons’ which sounds like a lie but also sounds exactly like something he’d say if it was true, so who knows.
Gallagher also predicted England would beat Mexico 5-0 at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. That’s where England plays their Round of 16 match on Monday at 1am BST. Mexico has only lost twice there in competitive fixtures. So if that prediction holds up, it’s going to be one hell of a night. And if it doesn’t, well, at least the singing will probably still happen.
The World Cup is being hosted across the US, Canada, and Mexico this year. England came into the tournament as one of the favorites and have so far lived up to that billing, even if they had to grind out the DR Congo win. Harry Kane scored twice in that one, which probably helped put everyone in a singing mood after the final whistle.
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