Justin Timberlake just got involved in the greatest World Cup meme

IT'S. COMING. HOME.
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Justin Timberlake just got involved in the greatest World Cup meme
Justin Timberlake knows exactly what football is about to do. Credit: Dave J Hogan/Getty Images

If you've been anywhere near the internet or the TV over the past week, chances are you'll have heard the words "it's coming home" by now. Maybe more than once.

The legendary lyrics to England's favourite football anthem have pretty much become a World Cup meme since England knocked out Columbia in the second round. And they've only been gathering momentum since then.

Here's one of many, many glorious examples of the meme in action:

Well, on Monday night, during a performance at London's O2 arena, Justin Timberlake got involved.

"IT'S. COMING. HOME!" yells Timberlake in the clip above. "Somebody told me the first time I came here that I became an honorary Brit, so..."

Seconds later he gleefully yells "go on then Kane, go on" in what appears to be a British accent.

At one point he even got a chant going.

"I could sing that for the next hour," says Timberlake in that clip.

So could we, Justin. So could we.

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Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.

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