England fans panic over curse as they realise Norway | UK News

Football fans have been left fuming as they already predict a loss for England in the World Cup match this night – before the match has even began. The Three Lions can be taking part in against Norway in the third quarter-final, which takes place at Miami Stadium in the USA, when they kick off at 10pm.

However, some fans have said that the sport is “cursed” – and it is all thanks to the sport being aired on ITV. One savvy statistics sleuth took to social media to level out that, based on past figures, issues aren’t wanting good for England despite the Norwegians never making it to a World Cup quarter-final before. They wrote: “The #CurseofITV still hovers over England ahead of #NORENG tonight. We have double the #WorldCup win rate on BBC (16/25) than ITV (8/24). We have five wins in knockout games on BBC compared to just two on ITV (7 games each).”

They added their prediction as they penned: “We’ve exited the last THREE World Cups on ITV.”

Another individual echoed: “Biennial reminder that England’s matches should not seem live on ITV #WorldCup #ITVCurse,” as they added a graphic displaying the statistics of past video games.

It confirmed that, from 1996 onwards, there have been 29 video games on BBC and 31 on ITV. Of those video games, 21 have been gained on BBC in contrast to just 9 on ITV.

The graphic also confirmed that ITV had seen 12 attracts, whereas BBC noticed only two but also aired 10 defeats, while BBC noticed just six.

One more fan identified: “England lost the World Cup semi-final to Croatia on this day in 2018. They then lost the Euro 2020 final to Italy on this day in 2021. Third time lucky for July 11?”

To which another replied: “So therefore @England are soon set to go 0-3 live on ITV* on July 11th then? #CurseOfITV cc @DeanAyass *The Euro 2020 Final was simulcast on both ITV and BBC.”

However, other fans stay hopeful. One individual wrote: “Praying today’s date isn’t going to be a curse, we went out to Croatia on 11th July 2018 WC semi final. Come on England. Let’s smash this! #worldcup #England.”

Another added: “England’s World Cup curse… still alive? England often has the talent, but pressure keeps ending the dream. Can this be the year it finally ends?”