The World Cup WAGs were packing their bags last night and preparing to fly out of South Africa, only a day after some had arrived.
Frank Lampard's girlfriend Christine Bleakley, Jon Terry's wife Toni Poole, Carly Zucker, (Joe Cole) Chantelle Tagoe (Emile Heskey), Ellie Darby (Matthew Upson), Laura Johnson (Glen Johnson) and Amanda Salmon (David James) are all expected to fly out tonight when the England team leaves.
TV star Bleakley watched in astonishment as Lampard was denied a crucial World Cup equaliser.
She sat in the stands alongside fellow Chelsea WAG Poole as England made the most disastrous of starts.
There was 38 minutes on the clock and Christine jumped up in the air thinking the Chelsea star had made it 2-2, but was left disappointed.
The Wags were on their feet for most of the match.
Bleakley again raised her arms aloft when Lampard hit the bar with another 30 yard rocket early in the second half.... before the despair of man of the match Thomas Mueller’s two second half goals made it 4-1.
Bleakley and Poole, both at their first World Cup match in South Africa, were just behind Fabio Capello’s dug out alongside the other Wags.
Rolling Stone Mick Jagger led a host of celebrities watching England’s roller coaster ride of a match.
The legendary lead singer was in the stands at the magnificent 45,000-seater Free State stadium along with Hollywood actor Ray Winstone.
And the Wags were like millions of England fans back home, on the edge of their seats, first with their hands to their mouths then cheering us on as James made a good stop from Germany’s best striker Mesut Oezil after just four minutes.
They were joined in our “Other England” team of Wags and Fafs (Friends and Family) by Peter Crouch’s sister Sarah, 23, and his parents Bruce and Jayne, both 50, his sister Sarah, 23, and Aaron Lennon’s dad Winston, 53, brothers Jordan, 18, Anthony, 28, and sister Stacey, 20, in the sell-out crowd.
The Free State stadium was turned into a Little England of Red and White flags from around the country with 25,000 of our supporters filling two thirds of the ground, outnumbering the Germans by about three to one.
The Wags joined in the chorus of “Ingerlund” which rang out and pointed excitedly at their husbands and boyfriends in the thick of the action, then turned away in dismay as Germany went 3-1 then 4 1 up - and our World Cup dream was over.
Years | Winners | Runner-up | Third place |
2006 | Italy | France | Germany |
2002 | Brazil | Germany | Turkey |
1998 | France | Brazil | Croatia |
1994 | Brazil | Italy | Sweden |
1990 | Germany | Argentina | Italy |
1986 | Argentina | Germany | France |
1982 | Italy | Germany | Poland |
1978 | Argentina | Holland | Brazil |
1974 | Germany | Holland | Poland |
1970 | Brazil | Italy | Germany |
1966 | England | Germany | Portugal |
1962 | Brazil | Czech | Chile |
1958 | Brazil | Sweden | France |
1954 | Germany | Hungary | Austria |
1950 | Uruguay | Brazil | Sweden |
1938 | Italy | Hungary | Brazil |
1934 | Italy | Czech | Germany |
1930 | Uruguay | Argentina | America |