England WAGs Unite in the Stands as Three Lions Face Croatia at the World Cup

England’s WAGs were in full voice at Dallas stadium on Tuesday night as they watched the Three Lions power to victory over Croatia in a pulsating World Cup opener.

England made a bright start, with Harry Kane firing the side ahead from the penalty spot. Croatia, however, quickly responded to silence the travelling support and draw level.

Kane struck again to restore England’s advantage, only for the Balkan nation to hit back once more and leave the contest finely balanced.

But England came out with renewed intensity after the break, and Jude Bellingham put the Three Lions back in front shortly after the restart.

Among those celebrating in the stands was Megan Pickford, wife of goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, who was seen cheering as England’s third goal moved the team a step closer to victory.

Then, with only minutes remaining, Marcus Rashford put the result beyond doubt by adding a fourth, sealing an impressive win over Croatia.

And as the men brought home a win after their first World Cup match, the squad’s WAGs supported from the stands, cheering them on. 

While Megan clapped from the Arlington stands, others took to Instagram to share their hydration breaks as their husbands and boyfriends played in the Texan heat. 

Wearing a low-cut red Three Lions kit top, Ollie Watkins’ influencer wife, Ellie Alderson, held a tall drink in her hand as she posed alongside a friend.  

Jude Bellingham’s girlfriend, Ashlyn Castro, was also seen with two drinks in hand as she carefully walked to her seat, wearing a camouflage skirt and an England top. 

She looked effortlessly glamorous as her long black hair fell over her shoulders, coupled with a neutral makeup look. 

Meanwhile, enthusiastic Megan, seemingly adopted Dallas chic, donned a denim cowboy hat with her husband’s shirt number in the centre, supporting with pride. 

Her long blonde tresses draped over her shoulders as she kept it simple with a white vest, denim bottoms and brown sunglasses with a drink in hand.

It comes as she salvaged a last-minute outfit for England’s first World Cup 2026 match, sharing her fashion disaster mere hours before the face-off.

Taking to Instagram, Megan told fans she was considering borrowing her son’s Arlo’s  England shirt after losing her suitcase. 

But while filming a hilarious Instagram clip with Ollie’s wife Ellie, she seemed to have swapped the top for a classic white outfit.

The WAGS travelled to the US for England’s first group game against Croatia, and have kicked off the 2026 campaign in style. 

And Ellie was ready to cheer on her partner in the tournament, sporting a low-cut England shirt and heels as both she and Megan strutted out of their hotel. 

Like many WAGs, it seemed the mother-of-three had brought some of her designer accessories, with her mini Birkin bag in view on her hotel bed. 

She captioned the post: ‘Arrived in America… my suitcase did not. Can I wear my seven-year-old’s shirt for the game tonight or not.’

Megan also shared a video on TikTok about the drama, with the caption: ‘My top 5 horror stories…

‘Arriving in America for the World Cup. My suitcase did not arrive. Now sharing my seven-year-old’s kit. My husband plays tonight. The airline hasn’t got back with when my case will come.’ 

Megan, an Instagram star who has assumed a ‘mother hen’ status with other WAGS, often organising pre-match parties, said she would be rushing to Boots or TJ Maxx to buy a replacement pair of jeans.

She said: ‘I’m in Dallas. I asked the taxi driver where I could get some jeans, he said they have a Bill’s boots or a TJ Maxx.’

She was supported by Ellie, who described it as her ‘worst nightmare’, adding: ‘Don’t worry I’ve got three suitcases full, coming to the rescue.’

Meanwhile, Kate Kane, wife of Harry Kane, made sure her bag fit the requirements by wearing a £2,000 Chanel crossbody phone case bag, posting snaps of herself in a chic denim dress ahead of the match. 

Bukayo Saka’s fiancée, Tolami Benson, joined in on the World Cup fashion show, sporting a double denim co-ord with hints of red on her phone case, hat and thin skirt belt. 

John Stones’ glamorous wife, Olivia, announced she was ‘ready for the half-time show’ on Instagram, sporting a red Three Lions top and a small beige clutch. 

But in keeping with Dallas-style, she wore a pair of dark denim shorts and brown cowboy boots as her long brown tresses flowed over her shoulders.  

She topped off the look, which she shared on her Instagram story, with a pair of slim sunglasses. 

The WAGs touched down in Dallas on Wednesday, joining a buzzing atmosphere ahead of Thomas Tuchel’s side kicking off their campaign.

Their arrival came just hours after England fans were turfed out of local pubs during a wild night of partying for travelling supporters. 

An estimated 16 million people are set to watch the Three Lions on ITV at home and in pubs, drinking some 24 million pints of beer, leading to fears of ‘hangover Thursday’ and a raft of sickies.

The £355million big match blowout is likely to have been Britain’s biggest TV audience for two years.

Emma McClarkin, chief executive of the British Beer and Pub Association, said: ‘We anticipated an extra five million pints being pulled in pubs for England’s first game as we all cheer on the team, in a massive boost for the sector.’

BrightHR, which monitors absence among over a million employees at over 50,000 UK companies, said sickness rates would double today (THU) if the trend from Euro 2024 was repeated. 

Chief executive Alan Price said: ‘Employers are bracing for ‘Hangover Thursday’ and we predict a sharp rise in absenteeism due to many fans’ sore heads.’

In the sweltering Texas heat, fans were in a jubilant mood as they began arriving hours before kick-off at the space-age Dallas Stadium in Arlington.

It comes after local police went into the Londoner Pub in Dallas, well before the 2 am closing time, to move fans on.

And it wasn’t just the Texan watering holes being overrun by England fans, as they also took over the rodeo on Tuesday.

Dozens of die-hard Three Lions fans caught the last flight out of London on Tuesday to make tonight’s opening game against Croatia. 

England’s Group L campaign starts with a tricky assignment in Arlington, with their opponents ranked 11th in the world. They defeated the Three Lions in the semi-finals of the 2018 tournament in Russia.

Pubs near the Dallas Stadium were busy from 9am local time this morning as an army of some 20,000 England supporters clad in white or red shirts and cowboy hats descended on the town.

With pints of beer in some of the surrounding bars costing £5 – even cheaper than London – many fans were taking the opportunity to have a drink before going into the giant stadium where bars were selling Stella Artois for £13.40.

There was a friendly rivalry with the thousands of Croatian fans who had flocked to Texas for the showdown. 

The old foes put England out of the 2018 World Cup in the semi-finals. Their 40-year-old diminutive talisman Luka Modric was England’s tormentor in the side which beat the Three Lions 2-1, and their fans were wearing his red and white chequered number 10 shirt.

At another branch of The Londoner pub, a few minutes’ walk from the ground, a boisterous crowd hung a St George’s flag up in the bar and were singing along to Oasis classics, occasionally interspersed with ‘Ingerland, Ingerland, Ingerland’.

Even though it was only 11am, the bar was doing a roaring trade with pints of lager and Guinness being sunk as staff were rushed off their feet.

Engineer Courtenay Claussnitzer, 55, originally from London, was at the pub with his son Miles, 16, and they had flown in from Atlanta, where they live. They had paid $1100 for each ticket. 

Miles said: ‘I’m so excited, Dad is having a beer, but I’m too young to drink. The atmosphere is brilliant, and being with the fans is amazing.’

In the muggy 33 °C heat, England supporters sang Sweet Caroline and Football’s Coming Home as they marched to the stadium, brimming with confidence that this could finally be England’s time.

It is 60 years next month since captain Bobby Moore lifted the Jules Rimet trophy at Wembley in 1966, the only time England has ever won the tournament.

Croatia were England’s biggest challenge of their three Group L qualifiers. Thomas Tuchel’s squad play Ghana in Boston next Tuesday, then Panama in New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium on Saturday, June 27.

Last night the squad flew straight back to their training base in Kansas City for five days of rest and preparation for the clash with the Ghana team, known as the ‘Black Stars’.

At The Londoner, there was also sporadic chanting of “Keir Starmer is a xxxxxx’ which has been outlawed by FIFA.

Charlotte Tate, manager of The Londoner, told the Daily Mail: ’We have a few pubs across Dallas called The Londoner, and it’s been going nuts the last few days.

‘We ran out of bottled beer at the downtown Dallas venue, and then the barrels went as well, but we’ve been onto our vendors, and we are going to get more in.

‘Business has been great, and everyone is having a fabulous time, and I want to let everyone know we won’t be running out of beer.

‘It’s been boisterous, but there hasn’t been any bad behaviour. We have security on the door, and some of the furniture has been damaged, and the plants have had it, but nothing serious.

‘The numbers have been overwhelming, but nothing we can handle. We have a capacity of 200, but with the outdoor space, we can do 240.

‘This morning when we opened up at 10amhere was a huge line of people, and we are doing a one in one out policy.

‘I’m actually going to the game as well, one of our suppliers has got me a ticket. I know it will be a tough game, but we will win. I’m nervous but confident.’