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Hello again.
Glad you've tuned in.

You've obviously heard there's
a football match on tonight.

The biggest football tournament
seen in England since 1966.

It was the age of chivalry.

England was a country
of castles,

cathedrals
and small communities

who revered the flag
of St George our patron saint

and a hero reputed by legends
who have taken on a mighty foe.

But beware, because right now
that same foe is

in the Royal Tunnel
here at Wembley,

still very hot and very volatile.

CHEERING

There's only one person
in the whole world

we can call for now -
the mighty St George!

-
And here's Gascoigne.

That's unbelievable!

Oh, take a bow for that!

It's all happening for England!

The charts are suddenly
reflecting the mood

of football mania that appears
to be sweeping the nation.

We've been glued to the telly
all weekend.

I mean, you can see the effect
it's had on...

I've never experienced
a Wembley Stadium like it.

It's taken the game of football

to bring the whole nation
together.

Shearer!

He scores!
Brilliant play for England.

And in goes Sheringham!

And England are giving
the Dutch a drubbing.

I think
for English football fans,

I think this tournament has
seen a real change of heart.

Given the country something
to smile about.

It was a wonderful game.
I much enjoyed it.

Well, he's fired up for that!

And England go into
the semifinals

of the European Championship.

-
British politicians
must wish they could tap

into the crowd-pleasing powers
of football more often.

I think politics has got
a lot to do with football.

Alan Shearer,
from the flick-on...!

And a goal!
England have scored!

Kuntz goes in... Equalises!

Gone for the volley! Oh!

How unlucky can you be?

FINAL WHISTLE BLOWS
And that's that.

The final whistle has gone
here at Wembley.

You know what that means.

So we go into sudden-death
penalties.

-
♪ It's coming home,
it's coming home. ♪

Gareth Southgate
coming forward now.

BALL THUDS
Saved it!

Oh, my word.
And, suddenly,

England's dreams
of European glory...

And the Germans
go into the final...

...and England are out.

BREATHES RAGGEDLY

SIGHS

EXHALES DEEPLY

-
Gary?

Gary?

It's John.

It's OK.
Just one moment, please.

John.

Uh, Major the...

WHISTLE BLOWS

How are you feeling?

Um...

I'm awfully sorry.

The miss.

-
The Germans
go into the final...

...and England are out.

Had a little trouble
with Europe myself, recently.

It's hard when things
don't pan out as one hopes

or expects.

I just... I...

...feel like I shouldn't have
even, um...

You know?

I just offered
cos I wanted to...

...um, to lead, by examp...

SIGHS

My predecessor.

You probably remember,
or are you too young?

She was toppled.

Leaders.

I only became leader
because the other favourites -

much louder, more colourful
than me -

they sort of wiped
each other out.

There I was,
asked to steady the ship.

She saw football as a...

I think she called it this -
a national stain.

Which I can understand.

The thuggery that felt
so part of it for a while.

And then,

I don't know,

this summer, something shifted
and the sun came out.

And that's what I'm worried
I've ruined -

for everyone.

Saved it!
LOUD GROANING

Oh, my word.

No it just ended up

not being the answer,
that's all.

But there was hope in it.

He was there, watching.

What God?

No! Blair!

Oh.
Oh, that's funny!

Yes,
I bet some people think he is!

Maybe he's starting to believe
that he is.

My all-but-certain,
uh, sub off the bench.

I think we often arrive
at a moment and think,

"This must be our time."

And then things don't pan out,

and we're left wondering
why we're here any more.

Maybe it's just that our sort
of purpose is something else,

not something we imagined.

Maybe not even something
we'd much want.

But there we are.

I think, to lead,

when leadership is sort of
thrust upon us,

all we can do strive to do -
is stand by our... values.

Those things that make us
who we are,

as the noise gets louder
all about us.

Go be with your friends,
your family.

Nice to meet you, Gary.

WHISTLE BLOWS

It was a day
to shame English football.

Only ten minutes after England
kicked off

their final with Italy,
ticketless fans stormed

the stadium in Wembley...
Chaotic scenes

outside Wembley,
as pre-match celebrations

descended into chaos
and violence,

fuelled by alcohol and drugs.

-
The dark underbelly
of England and English football

that blighted the game
for so many years

returned before a goal
had even been scored.

So much for Gareth Southgate's
call for national unity

ahead of the tournament.
Well, if you didn't know

the name Bukayo Saka

before last night's match,
you do now.

The Euros final
has been followed

by an onslaught
of racial abuse.

Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho
and Bukayo Saka all targeted.

This mural of Marcus Rashford
defaced.

It does feel like something
of a return to the Dark Ages.

Football once again
at the centre

of a wider societal issue.

The decision as to who should
be the penalty-takers

was mine and mine alone.

Any thoughts, opinions
and strong feelings about that,

which I totally get
that there are,

should be directed at me.

The racist attacks
and abuse being delivered

by a loud minority is
unforgivable.

The players who stepped up
bravely in a moment of pressure

that no England player has
ever had to experience before -

a shoot-out in a final...

...those players have earned
nothing but the admiration

that the majority of fans
have shown.

Here was three lads,
who was brilliant

all summer,
and had the courage to step up

and take a pen
when the stakes were that high.

If you abuse anyone
on social media,

you're not an England fan,
and we don't want you.

-
This is all
Southgate's fault.

If we had a different manager,
a different approach,

we would have won.
...tired legs for 117 minutes.

SPEAKERS ALL TALK AT ONCE

Yeah, I mean, you know,
especially since

Southgate knows first-hand
the treatment you get from...

The entire match is proof
that he doesn't have the balls

or tactics to win.
It's just basic strategy,

one-on-one stuff here.
Proper Sunday League stuff.

...as far as we can.
Should be doing better.

...going to the World Cup
in just under a year,

you have to ask if
he's the right man for the job.

KNOCK AT DOOR

Pass still works!

Pippa!

I was just... passing through.

Nearby.

Really?
Sort of. Ish.

A couple of... hundred miles.

BOTH CHUCKLE

I thought you might fancy a walk.

Oh.

Like a long one,
off a short pier?

Well, we'll see how we get on.

BOTH CHUCKLE

Can't stop thinking about them.
Those three lads.

I gave them this thing
to live with, didn't I?

The thing
I've had to live with and,

yeah, it doesn't feel great.

You also gave them the tools
to deal with it.

Better than you had, probably.

Nah, that's not on me.

That's them, all them.

I don't know.

And it was this way or that.

Had Marcus's ball been
that much more to the right,

we'd have
a completely different story -

everyone's a hero,
all the right choices made...

...destiny fulfilled,
and it'd be over.

Over.

That'll wait.

This damned wait,

keeping everyone stuck
and unhappy and...

...trapped.

But long-term plan -
it's on track.

Ahead of track, isn't it?

Getting further every time.

Not like before -
falling behind.

You decided to try
something new, a different way,

of which I hope
I and others contributed.

You did. My God.
We all bought in,

and it's working.

You've... you've resurrected
England, Gareth.

Come on!

Now, tell me why,
when everyone else feels it,

what's this great doubt
hanging about you like a cloud?

I don't know. I-It's OK.
I'm OK.

I just feel
a bit of foreboding.

Some unease I can't shake.

And I'm not the best manager
in the world I know that.

Tactics, strategy...
Of course not.

Gareth...
No, I'm not asking you

to contradict.
What is "best"?

Best at which bit?

Everyone has strengths
and weaknesses.

Look how far you've got them.

This is it now. Qatar next.

The final act.

This is crunch time.

Why can't we just win?

You have everything you need
to be able to win, Gareth.

I'd argue very humbly,

what England needs to learn
isn't how to win.

It's how to lose.

Look at the last few days.

Who are we when we lose?

That's how, one day,
you make it possible to win.

Honestly, there are no words
to tell you

how disappointed I was with
the result, with my penalty.

Just a young boy of 19
and gave absolutely 100%.

-
Fed up of what's going
on here in terms of...

-
It's been playing
in my head over and over

since I struck the ball. And
there's probably not a word to

quite describe how it feels.
-And here we are

at this mural of
Marcus Rashford,

where the entire community has
taken to the streets

to show their support.

Final. 55 years.

One penalty. History.

All I can say is sorry.

We should back them and support
them, no matter the outcomes.

-
I was hurting so much

and, honestly,
I felt like I let you down.

But I can promise you this -

I won't let that moment

or any of the negativity
I've received this week

break me.
Racism has no place

and anyone who has
these thoughts

is not welcome here.
To echo Harry Kane -

we don't want you.

I am proud
of this England team.

I don't want any child or adult
to have to receive

the hateful and hurtful
messages

that me, Marcus and Jadon
have received this week.

I can take critique
of my performance all day long,

but I will never apologise
for who I am.

So, to the majority of people
coming together

to call out the people
sending these messages,

we will win.

The players on the pitch
that day,

in particular
the black players,

are all still very much heroes.
They're all still kings.

Love always wins.

I'm Marcus Rashford -

23-year-old black man
from Withington and Withenshaw.

If I have nothing else,
I have that.

Irony is, Gareth,
I thought I was on brand.

Our values, your values,
sticking up for the players.

Just the wrong language,
that's all.

I thought they used "coloured".

No. See?
Still getting it wrong.

People of colour, not...

Right. Right. God!

In front of
a parliamentary committee

for all the world to see.

When did we all become
politicians, eh?

Even in sport.

I suppose, some of that,
I should thank you for.

Suppose it's inevitable, really.

Speak for long enough
in the modern world,

you'll say the wrong thing
eventually.

Anyway,

I don't want all the... the -

what do you always call it? -
...the "noise" to harm you.

Because, believe it or not,

I do care about all this,
you know.

Dinosaur though I may be.

I'll see you around, Gareth.

DOOR OPENS THEN CLOSES
I deeply, deeply regret...

REPORTERS SHOUT OUT
...using an outdated

and offensive term

when referring to our black
and ethnic minority players.

I am proud
of the way this organisation,

under my leadership,
alongside Gareth Southgate,

has strove to be more inclusive
to all fans.

An hour ago,
Boris Johnson resigned

as leader of the Conservative
Party, and will step down...

I want you to know how sad I am
to be giving up

the best job in the world.

But them's the breaks.

In the last half an hour,

Liz Truss has been
formally appointed

as the country's
new Prime Minister.

-
I have just accepted Her
Majesty the Queen's kind invitation

to form a new government.

We will transform Britain
into an aspiration nation.

I'm ready to make
the hard choices.

You can trust me
to do what it takes.

Do we have to have it
in the room with us?

Well, it's a motivator,
a reminder.

Yeah, well, I liked it
reminding me

we had a couple
of practice goes.

Now it's just yelling at me
that time's almost up.

Time IS almost up. This is it.

This is the big one, isn't it?

This was always the one.

According to the masterplan.

The one we aim to win.

That's right.

This is the one.
Yeah, yeah,

so the challenges are,

the players have less time
to reset and repair.

Because of the Covid delay,

it's only a year and a bit gap,
not two.

SCOFFS
Christmas World Cup...

Can't get my head around it,
it's mad.

OK, well, those are the cards
we've been dealt. All right?

Also Qatar. I mean,
not to state the obvious,

but it really is quite hot.

I've been there on holiday.

Well, next door.

Dubai.

Sort of next door, innit?
What, is it...?

Next door but one.

OK, listen,
we have to turn those things

into our advantage.
All right?

Psychologically. As in, less
time means we keep momentum.

All right? We nearly got there,
guys, yeah?

We nearly touched it.
So, come on, act three now.

Fucking yes.
We bring it home.

Yes!

Here we go, then.

This is what it's all been
building towards,

not just over the last month,
but over the last years,

the last decade.

Can England stretch out
their hands and seize it?

INAUDIBLE

CROWD ROARS

No more years of hurt!

No more need for dreaming!

Because dreams have become
reality at Wembley!

♪ I got the eye of the tiger

♪ A fighter

♪ Dancing through the fire

♪ Cos I am a champion

♪ And you're gonna hear me roar

♪ Louder

♪ Louder than a lion

♪ Cos I am a champion

♪ And you're gonna hear me
roar... ♪

The Lionesses
have brought football home.

Now it's down to the rest of us
to make sure it stays here.

You think it's all over?
It's only just begun.

♪ You're gonna hear me roar. ♪

-
♪ It's coming 'ome
It's coming

♪ Football's coming home! ♪

Yeah, thanks! Present tense!
Now!

Sarina.
Gareth!

I'm over the moon.
What history!

Thank you.
Wow!

Well done.
Yes. Thanks.

Just... Wow!

I'm heading out quickly,
for the celebrations.

You too?
Yeah, I thought I'd...

If that's OK. Not to crash.

Yeah.

Do you want to hold it?

No, that's OK. It's yours.

CHUCKLES
It's only a replica.

Oh. Well, in that case.

They take the real one back
somewhere.

It's the only reason I've been
trusted with this one.

Yeah. Not even real.

Piece of crap!

GASPS
Oh! Oh, shit! I'm so sorry!

Here!
Ooh! It's fine. You're fine.

BOTH CHUCKLE AWKWARDLY

How do you think you...

What do you put it down to?
Can I ask?

Put it down to?

Yeah.

How did you win?

We had the best team.

Yeah.
ELEVATOR DINGS

-
Door closing.

The men they have to fight
with the expectation so high.

The women struggle just as much
with the lows.

No-one expecting anything
from them.

Two different crosses to bear.

They played with such joy.
So fearless.

Congratulations, Sarina.
Thank you.

Your clock is still ticking,
Gareth. Qatar next.

All OK?

Yes. New camp round the corner.

Yep.

-
Floor 9.
Door opening.

CHEERING

CHEERING GROWS LOUDER

TICKING ECHOES

Mark. Hello. Mark Bullingham.

Hi.
Steve.

Pleasure to meet you, Mark.

Uh, please do.
Please, all of you.

And, uh,
congrats on the appointment.

Oh, thanks, Gareth. Yeah.
Most... most kind.

Tricky time too, post-Greg.

He was quite, uh... Wasn't he?

He was. Yeah.

So we thought we'd...

Emily?
Uh, yes. In this climate...

...we just want to keep flagging
the noise around Qatar.

I don't think we can pretend
that you won't face

a constant barrage of questions
about everything

except a back four
over a back three, Gareth.

You know, geopolitics,
human rights, gay rights.

Yeah, except he's not
the Archbishop of Canterbury.

He's, uh, England manager.

Um, no, but... it's like
in your letter, Gareth,

you said it yourself and I'm...
I'm right behind you

in saying it.

It's more than football.

And it should be.

And I believe that this is all

not in addition
to your improving results,

but a key factor
IN your results.

In the team, the culture,
the confidence you're building.

No, of course, but it has all
created a sort of expectation,

I suppose, even a...
even a vacuum to fill,

given the high turnover
elsewhere in public life.

You're...
Yeah, you're pretty much

the only figure staying
the course right now, Gareth.

-
I just, um...
Forgive me.

It's too much.

Yeah? To speak about,
to... to represent all this,

everything.

You need help.

This is...
OK, probably a crap idea,

but I remember hearing
that Prime Ministers,

they get given, like,
this tape -

well, not tape any more,
obviously -

of things in the culture,
the world,

that he or she is expected
to know,

like what's trending on TikTok,

you know, who's shagging who
in EastEnders.

OK, well, maybe less that,
but...

No, but we could compile
an equivalent -

you know, of news,
controversies, cultural stuff,

just to get ahead.

Whatever... helps the game.

WHISTLE BLOWS
-
We are live

in Ukraine, a country at war,
after...

...Musk has now completed
his deal to buy Twitter,

and he's changed his own
Twitter title to Chief Twit...

...Sepp Blatter has admitted the
decision to award the World Cup

to Qatar when he was FIFA
president was a mistake...

...Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
back on British soil...

...Rebekah Vardy has lost
that High Court libel case...

...the jury has found that...

Mr Ruto
fought the election...

...concerns persist over
the treatment of labourers...

There are also
widely shared claims

that thousands of workers died
building this World Cup...

...England go into the draw
among the favourites,

having vowed to shine a light
on discrimination in Qatar,

where homosexuality is
also illegal...

Lots of issues off the field
as well.

VOICES OVERLAP AND DISTORT

Good afternoon, everybody.

The World Cup
is only four months away,

and this European Nations
League game is a crucial part

in Gareth Southgate's
preparations for Qatar.

-
Well,
the England fans here

in Wolverhampton are doing
what they can to lift the team.

And it's Hungary
who strike first!

Roland Sallai.

England just cannot find
a way through.

And England trail by two now!

They have
half a football match

to dig themselves
out of big trouble.

England are destined

for the very bottom
of the Nations League table.

WHISTLE BLOWS

And Hungary threaten again.

And it's bounced out here
for Zsolt Nagy,

and he scores!
BOOING

It is quite a moment
for Hungary,

but boos are ringing
in the ears of England

and Gareth Southgate.

And the ball is shifted forward
for Gazdag,

who kicks it
over Aaron Ramsdale.

And Hungary have four.

And England and
Gareth Southgate are suffering

big time here.

LOUD CHANTS OVERLAP

♪ ..sacked in the morning

♪ You're getting sacked
in the morning... ♪

FINAL WHISTLE BLOWS

4-0 for Hungary at Molineux.

It is a desperate end to the
season for Gareth Southgate.

♪ You're getting sacked
in the morning

♪ You're getting sacked
in the morning... ♪

OK, we just need to calm down

and stick it
in some sort of context.

It's the Nations bloody League,
not the World fucking Cup.

We're not at full strength.
What they don't understand is

you stay around long enough,
there'll be a massive

thumping fucking loss
at some point down the track.

Exactly. It's a what's the
name? statistical certainty.

4-0 loss, though, guys.

Like, that... Isn't that maybe
our biggest ever, at home?

No!
No, bollocks.

I think it might be, yes.

FANS CONTINUE CHANTING

DOOR CLOSES

Oh. Uh... OK.

Just, look, ignore the fans.

Yeah, I'd rather not,
as a rule.

I'm just saying,
they're fickle.

Swings and roundabouts,
ups and downs.

Yeah, what if this isn't?

What if this is, like,
the start of a trend?

Don't be silly.
Guys.

Once you lose the fans...
No, no, no, you haven't.

Won't.

SNIFFS
Hm?

Right, OK.

Gareth.

-
Got it, mate.

DOOR CLOSES

He's gonna get fried alive.

QUIET CHATTER

CHATTER STOPS

-
Stan?

Gareth,
are you embarrassed by that?

Well, it's a chastening night.

We've not lost
many football matches.

And when you lose at home
especially,

and so heavily with England,

that's always going to be
very, very painful.

My predecessors have had
a night like this,

and I've watched from the sofa
as a kid,

and I recognise
those difficult times.

But, um, you can't just,
you know,

be at the front
when things are going well

and not stand up when you've
had difficult experiences.

That's, um,
that's part of football

and it's part of life.

Gareth, you've had
a really close relationship

with the supporters. Tonight,

those England fans were singing
directly at you.

"You don't know
what you're doing."

How much did that hurt you?

CAMERAS CLICK

Well, it's not pleasant.

I totally understand
the response.

I can't dress up what happened.

You're never going to have
the six years like we've had

with a new narrative, and
not have nights like tonight.

Football's emotional.

People pay to come and watch.

They'll give you an opinion
when you don't deliver.

As I said earlier,
I saw all the previous

England managers go through
this.

And, um...

I won't outstay my welcome.

TAPPING ON KEYBOARDS

-
It's part
of my employment

to be criticised, and I think,
as the national team manager,

every move
of England's performance

is going to be analysed.
And so I'm in the limelight

more often than not.

How we treat England managers
in our country

is absolutely disgraceful.

SVEN-GORAN ERIKSSON:
It's a big job -

one of the biggest jobs
you can have in football.

You see, at the end of the day,
I get the sack now.

-
What sort of
treatment is that of people?

We actually destroy
fellow human beings.

-
It seems that this job
is becoming impossible.

-
The truth is
that, you know,

Kevin Keegan's just a little
bit short for this job.

-
No truth
whatsoever in all the...

Garbage.
...speculation.

-
Well, everybody is human,

aren't they?
And you try to ignore it

and you try
to not let it upset you.

And I think I tried very hard
about that.

Why?
CAMERAS CLICK

Yes, why?

And, gentlemen,
if you want to write

whatever you want to write,
you can write it,

cos that's all
I'm going to say.

Thank you.

JOURNALISTS CLAMOUR

-
The unanimous
recommendation was submitted

to the executive committee
that Sir Alf Ramsey

should be replaced
as the England team manager.

Perhaps it's just as well -

I should live longer anyway,
won't I?

-
Big, big problem with
England is

Southgate is what he is.
He's a middle-ranking coach.

Big questions
for the England manager, then.

Is he a winner or
one of sport's natural losers?

-
His substitutions were
the most frustrating thing.

He got us to a semifinal.

He got us to a final.
Things have improved.

-
He's definitely
improved us,

but I just think we need
to give him another chance.

He knows that you're
judged in major tournaments.

Gareth knows he has to do
the next step.

The next step is going on
to win a tournament.

He has to win the World Cup.

-
We're progressing.
We're moving forward.

He's the right man.
Yeah, yeah.

The question is, Dan,
is he the right man

to get you to the precipice,
or is he the right man

to get you to win something?

-
Two, three, four...

PUFFING

...five, six...
PUFFING

...seven. Good work.

Eight, nine...

Ten.

Top work. Well done, mate.

Careful of that one.
Move his hands around.

Agh!
A little handsy, that one!

They seem OK, you know.

Better than I was.

Fucking hell.

Like joining an exclusive club,
in a way, ain't it?

The missers.

Do you think he's OK?

The gaffer?
Mm.

Yeah. Always OK.

Tough as nails.

He's the one always making sure
we're all right.

That's what I mean.

NEWS JINGLE
No way. Oi, lads, look!

We have
some very important news.

Buckingham Palace
has just announced

that Her Majesty
Queen Elizabeth II has died.

We are all devastated

by the news that we have
just heard from Balmoral.

DOORBELL

Harry!

Is your mum in?

Is she gonna let you
come out to play?

I was thinking, more
like a round of golf, boss.

Yeah,
but this is less stressful.

Good of you to check in, Harry.

But that's not
your responsibility, OK?

Isn't it, though?

As captain?

Why did you make me captain
all them light years ago?

Why? Oh, come on, Harry.

You've proven yourself.

At Qatar, there's every chance
you'll break Rooney's record.

Top England goal-scorer
of all time -

that's what I'm hoping.
Yeah, yeah, I know, but...

...captain?

Being the England captain,
I mean...

It's a bit like being
the Queen...

CHUCKLES
...isn't it?

It's about more than...
just like...

It's about who you are
as a person and what you, like,

like...

...what she represented.

You know?

I was watching, uh,
during her funeral.

SHE weren't meant to be picked.

Was she?
I mean, that wasn't her plan.

You know? It was just
because of things happening

and then
she was suddenly there.

Oh, but she did her duty.

Made it her own and...

But she never wavered.

Never changed her way
of doing it.

What you said, about
not outstaying your welcome...

Well, my contract ends
after Qatar.

Act three.
So I imagine that process

of shortlisting the next me
has already started.

But you didn't mean, like,
going, like, before that,

did you?

Ignore them.

Boss...

We all want you to stay.

Yeah.

The reason why it gets
under your skin,

the things people say,

why it I hate this word -
triggers you is...

...is because they always sort
of identify your weakness,

that doubt you have
about yourself.

Like, with Sven, you know -

Continental, so must be sleazy,
sex-obsessed.

Wasn't he, though?

I think he was a bit, yeah.

Me soft, weak.

Not... not like

a proper...

I don't know. They want me
to get tough on you all.

Like, laying down the law
if you're not performing.

Crash into the dressing room,

throw things at you,
Humiliate you, raise hell.

Or... you double down.

I don't know, you become...

...more "you".

Like,
the most you that you can.

And we ALL do that.

We become the team
and we become the manager.

But don't let them break us.

They can't make us bend.

And where you believe
in yourself,

like we do.

INAUDIBLE

You know, look, I've been
wearing the rainbow laces

with pride for ages now,

and I intend to keep on
wearing them.

And we'll be, I think
it's seven other countries,

including us, will be wearing
the OneLove armband,

even though
they've asked us not to.

We're going to stick to that
because, you know,

football is for everyone.

INDISTINCT
Hey, right.

OK, everyone, seats, please.
Let's go. Let's go.

OK, welcome,
everybody. Please get seated.

Make sure
you can see the camera.

Three, two, one.

It's the most controversial
World Cup in history,

and a ball hasn't
even been kicked.

Qatar has had 12 years
to prepare for this day,

and spent almost £200 billion
to get here.

CHEERING

Ever since FIFA chose Qatar
back in 2010,

the smallest nation
to have hosted

football's greatest competition
has faced some big questions,

from accusations of corruption
in the bidding process

to the treatment
of migrant workers

who built the stadiums,
where many lost their lives.

There was zero consideration...

Homosexuality is illegal here.

Women's rights and freedom
of expression are

in the spotlight.
We welcome everybody,

but also we expect

and we want people
to respect our culture.

Some of the teams
are making a stand.

Harry Kane
and Gareth Bale will wear

a OneLove captain's armband.

-
Well, I think
it's absolutely right

that the England
and Welsh teams are wearing

a rainbow armband
and making a clear statement

that football is for everyone,

and no matter who you are,

you should be able to support
your team with pride.

-
Against that backdrop,

there's a tournament
to be played.

one that will be watched
and enjoyed around the world.

Everything is ready
and everyone is welcome.

Gareth!
Gareth?

Uh, Amy.
Hi, Gareth.

Have the players come
to a collective decision

about what you would do or say

if members of the LGBTQ
community are victimised

in any way
during this tournament?

We stand for inclusivity,
and we're very strong on that.

We understand the challenges
this tournament presents

with that.
It's horrible to think

that some of our fans feel
they can't come

because they're worried
about their safety.

But if it wasn't for
the strength of that community,

we wouldn't be
women's champions.

CAMERAS CLICK

Mr Southgate, Mr Bullingham.

We are sorry
for this intervention

so close to your first game.

Ten minutes
before we have to leave.

We are... How you say?

...slightly chasing the story
as it unfolds.

Right. Um...

This is about
the OneLove armbands.

The players have decided
they want to wear them.

The hosts have strongly
objected to this -

and they are our hosts.

We respect that, but...

No such political symbols
have ever been worn

at a World Cup before ever.

It's not
as if you're being asked

to not do something
that's always done.

It is NEVER done.

Certainly
the fans don't want it.

It divides us all into groups,

when we just want to watch
and enjoy.

It's a very quiet,
dignified statement.

And we will pay the fine.

Uh...
SIGHS

It will no longer
just be a fine, I'm afraid.

Any player who wears a band

will be given a yellow card
at the first whistle.

And then,
this is a rolling thing,

we cannot be sure,

but we think
if the band remains,

another card. Off the pitch.

Possibly a ban
for the whole tournament.

They're bluffing.

Mm, you could test that.

Or we can all just enjoy
the football.

Eight minutes.

Sorry.

One private word.

It's not Gareth's job to...

It's OK, Mark.

I'm sorry. These are not
my own feelings, but...

...we're here.

And you must feel the same. Hm?

The moralising
and the insulting of people

and cultures different
from our own.

For saying what?

Islam is not compatible
with a tournament like this?

Are you saying that?
Course not!

No.

Like English crusaders.

Like your St George,

into the deserts
of the Middle East

to spread your values
over theirs.

That's not MY comparison.

But you have to admit,
it is apt.

Harry Kane is adamant
he will wear that band, sir.

Then, you may have a World Cup
without your captain.

And he will have made
his great gesture

and can contemplate that
on the plane home.

I should do it anyway.

Well, it doesn't matter
if no other countries are.

Isn't that...
That's what leading is.

Isn't it? Being the only one?

You're a great leader, Harry.

But you can't be that leader
if you exit the field.

You can't stand for something
in the shadows.

You have to be in the light.

Wasn't fair to place all this
on your shoulders,

but the powers that be,

they've taken it
out of your hands.

There. Done.

I'm sorry.

Come on.

POP MUSIC

-
You do know it's
not a bank holiday, don't you?

But we're chuffed to
have you with us

for England's opening number.

-
Got a good feeling
about this game.

Can the boys live up
to the pressure

of winning this tournament?

Bellingham, header!

England lead!

It's Jack Grealish!

And England have six!

Obviously, you know,
there's been a lot of stick

leading up
to this tournament,

for the manager in particular, like.

But, no, like I says, you know,

we're going to be doing our
talking on the pitch.

One of the best
England performances

in a good few years.

1950 World Cup win.

2002 World Cup tie.

You can't beat us.

Just about enough from England.
And on they go.

England's free kick,
position A1.

Marcus Rashford...

Superb!

Here's Phil Foden!

England are getting away!

It meant a lot to me,
this game tonight.

Yeah, I know my family are
all watching,

so, uh, this one's for them.

Tipped it forward here
for Marcus Rashford.

Marcus Rashford is
on the rampage for England!

For me, it's just been about
getting my own happiness right.

Um, when I'm happy and enjoying
myself,

I play my best football.

England now turn their
attention

to their knockout clash
with Senegal,

where victory would set up
a blockbuster meeting

with world champions France
in the quarterfinals.

From now on, there are
absolutely no second chances,

so England either have to win
or they go home.

-
Good evening.
We're outside tonight.

We're so close to the action
here.

We can feel the noise,
we can hear the music,

we can sense the snap in the
air of a really huge occasion.

Bellingham's
on the front foot here.

Jordan Henderson is with him!

And England are in front!

It's Jordan Henderson
with England's opener!

Hopefully we can carry on and
keep scoring a couple more now.

Closing in on half-time.

It's Foden's ball
for Harry Kane.

England 2-0 at the break,

and well on the way!

We're going to batter France
in the next round.

We're going all the way.

Bukayo Saka.

That's three!

England have seen off Senegal
with comfort and style!

Our focus is France now.
Yeah, it'll be a good battle.

Big game.

We know that.

World champions.

And we can beat them.

You know what to do.

You own this now.

You have a voice.

Harry?

All right, lads, bring it in.

Come on.

We're on a fucking roll.

Right?
Yeah.

Yeah.

This is our time.

Right?

We get through this,

our path to another final
opens up.

This is the moment.

OK? It's here and now.

It's what
we put these shirts on for.

MURMURING
OK?

Yeah.
Not to mention,

but get two
in the back of the net,

and wor Harry Kane becomes

the greatest England
goal-scorer of all time!

CHEERING

Cheers, lads. Um...

Look...

If this was to be
one of those...

...you know, Gareth talks,
about... defining memories,

sort of games that...

Look, we all came back
from a... massive, like...

...blow, back at Wembley,

and we got through that.

And now we're here.

What that clock's been
counting down for.

And I just, you know,
I'm, uh...

I'm proud of us...

...for getting here.
Yeah.

And, uh...

...I fucking love you.

ALL CHUCKLE

Aww...!

All right?

Come on, England!

Come on, England.

-
England emerging here

within one win
of a World Cup semifinal.

But the reigning world
champions stand in their way.

England!

England!

England!

England!
FANS SING AND CHANT

Tchouameni with the strike.

Oh! Terrific goal!

The world champions
strike first!

Bellingham! Oh,
Saka's gone over Kounde here!

And that is an England penalty.

-
Taker and keeper
who know each other inside out.

Lloris waits.

And Kane converts for England!

He joins Wayne Rooney

as England's leading
goal-scorer of all time.

It's Griezmann.

It's Olivier Giroud!

And with less than a quarter of
an hour to play,

it's France in front again.

Hernandez with a challenge
on Mount.

Now what about this one?
It is looking like a penalty.

It IS a penalty!

And so, eyeball to eyeball
again.

These great Tottenham friends

pitted, each against the other,
as foes.

So often Harry Kane has
stepped up for England,

and now, just one more time,

under the greatest scrutiny
in front of the whole planet.

WHISTLE BLOWS

Sorry.

Don't you dare, Harry.

Penalty...

I never miss.

I was put here to win.

I thought...

Isn't that why I'm here?

Why you're here?

I've got you, Harry.

It's OK.

I've got you.
SNIFFLES

ELEVATOR DINGS

Knock-knock.

Gareth!
Come in, come in. Hello.

So, um, the past few months,
I know,

they were tough on everyone,

and, um, here we are.

That's three tournaments in -

above your average lifespan
for a manager.

Well, so I just wanted to say,
though...

What I want to say is that...

...I'm not done.

I'm not done unless you are,

but semifinal, final,
quarterfinal not bad

from where we started
this story.

But is that it?

Is that the most
England can expect,

or is England not done yet?

Can we do more?

I believe we can.

And so I...
I'd like to ask very strongly.

And...

...in spite of the strong
competition elsewhere...

...I'd like to ask to stay.

I-I think in this world,

staying the course is
almost the bravest thing

a leader can do right now.

And, um...

...yeah, I want to finish
what we started.

And I-I humbly believe
that I am the man to do it.

And that...

Yeah.
Even though everyone else...

...has their doubts out there
about me.

I back me.

I back myself.

We agree.

And we've been drawing up this
extension to your contract.

We think you'd better get
cracking on

with building a team
for Germany.

Germany, Gareth.

Act IV.

I mean, what an end
to your story that would be.