England coach Gareth Southagate was back on the pitch at 1am this morning to thank fans after their World Cup semifinal defeat to Croatia.

Passionate Three Lions fans staying in the stadium for two hours after the game - long after the Croatian fans had left - to honour their heroes.

Southgate re-emerged from the locker room to thank those England fans still in the stadium.

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Even after the Croatia fans had left the stadium, many England fans stayed on until 1am to show their support to the players and, of course, manager Gareth Southgatepic.twitter.com/fd3dzifRfn — Mark Jefferies (@mirrorjeffers) July 12, 2018