Victory of the World Cup of England on Sweden watched by nearly 20 million viewers | Media

There was gasps, there were cheers – in many cases, there was incredible disbelief – while England beat Sweden on Saturday and went into the World Cup semifinals for the first time in 28 years. The comfortable 2-0 win – handled in normal weather – drew huge crowds into bars and big public screens, jubilant fans brimming over the streets long after the final whistle.

Nearly 20 million viewers watch the game Saturday afternoon.

The match dominated the television figures, taking a 87.7% share of the television audience. England's victory peaked at 19.64 million viewers as the match ended at 4:45 pm

The numbers were slightly lower than the 24 million peak that saw Tuesday the first knockout match of the Colombia against Colombia. On average, 15.8 million viewers watched the game.

The figures do not take into account the large number of English fans watching the games in the country's pubs and big screens – the actual figure is probably much higher

A record number released event on iPlayer and the BBC Sport website, according to the BBC, with 3.8 million viewers live, making it the most watched live program.

BBC presenter Gary Linker tweeted: "Crikey.Humongous figures still for England.More than 20 Millions on a hot, sunny afternoon is incredible, especially given the number of people who watch in pubs, community gatherings, etc., who do not register, and this share should be close to the end of the day. A record Football comes everywhere in homes. "

An average audience of 4.4 million listening for the buildup on BBC One, which started at 2 pm , and featured a tribute to the former director of England the late Sir Bobby Robson. Lineker became excited after watching a Robson excerpt reflecting the grief of the 1990 World Cup in England. Tears in her eyes as the camera shot her into the studio Lineker – whose goals led England to a semi-final clash against Germany at the tournament in Italy – said: "Sorry, my eye, Bobby, blessed. " England will face Croatia in the semifinal on Wednesday night on ITV, with the two broadcasters in the final next Sunday

The last quarter-final between Russia and Croatia was seen by 7.8 million viewers in average on ITV. The match – which Croatia won on penalties after Russia equalized dramatically to take the score to 2-2 after extra time – peaked at 13.7 million viewers

. crowds across the country. Pundits and presenters also joined the festivities, Alan Shearer, BBC editor, singing the "Three Lions" chorus in the company of Lineker and his friend Rio Ferdinand

However, there were calls for calm before Wednesday's match, after an ambulance was damaged by English supporters standing on the hood. The London Ambulance Service released images of the damage to the vehicle, which had to be removed from service.

He said: "We are delighted with the result, but that put a big drag on the celebrations for us: while our agent attended a nearby call, this car was damaged in Borough High Street during the celebrations after the match, she is now repaired. "

The intervention team also tweeted photos of the damage.Has true English respect really been forgotten? shared images of people who climbed onto the vehicle asking the public to help identify the culprits.

More videos were released on the social networks of fans who opened an Ikea store in Stratford , in east London, and jumped on beds.

: "We are aware that a small group of fans are celebrating the result of the match in one of our stores." As British and Swedes, we were at the edge of our seats during the match and we would like to say "Grattis!" (Congratulations in Swedish) to the England team for accessing the semifinals. "[19659002MetadedportionofMetadeclaredtherewasnoincreaseinthenumberof##################################################################################################################################################abusstopafterjumpingfromabusknockingdownawomanashoreinClaphamSouthLondon