The English team is celebrated in the British media

By Stian Johnsen

English footballers can for once go home after a championship without being slaughtered at the borders of British newspapers.

Even though the semifinal of the World Cup ended in 1-2 more defeats against Croatia, this year's championship gave rise to hope in the country of football that " 52 years of injury "is over.

England won the World Cup semi-finals for the first time since 1990. The country's otherwise critical newspapers

– You've made us proud, it's bold against the Daily Star , which adds that the proud lions were very close to a final.

The melody is the same in many British

– We lived the dream … Thank you, England, it's on the front of the Daily Express

– They go back to the house … but each of them is a hero, writes The Sun.

New Tones

now I am sure that English players will not be home again after the World Cup. Saturday is a bronze match against Belgium, while the Croatians meet France in the finals on Sunday.

On the way to the semi-finals, we saw an English team with a completely different confidence and security from the previous championships. In the previous World Cup, the English were eliminated in the group match, while the eight finals were played against Little Island in the EM two years ago

. The Telegraph claimed that the loss against the Icelanders was "the biggest humiliation of England", while the Daily Mail briefly stated that the team was "out of Europe – again". (NTB)