Just some very sad English soccer players on the ground

It is not, unfortunately, coming home.
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Chloe Bryan
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It is not, unfortunately, coming home.

England lost its World Cup semi-final match to Croatia on Wednesday, thanks to a goal from Mario Mandzukic in the second half of extra time. Now, England will play Belgium in the third-place match, and Croatia will face France in the final on Sunday.

But before all that happens, England must take some time to mourn. Please join them.

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:'( Credit: Dave Shopland/BPI/REX/Shutterstock
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:'( Credit: Dave Shopland/BPI/REX/Shutterstock
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:'( Credit: Dave Shopland/BPI/REX/Shutterstock

They still win for best meme, though.

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Chloe Bryan

Chloe was the shopping editor at Mashable. She was also previously a culture reporter. You can follow her on Twitter at @chloebryan.

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