Josh Widdicombe shares hilarious video of his bleary-eyed night watching England's World Cup victory as he naps on his sofa, misses the first half, and kisses his TV after the win
Josh Widdicombe joined much of the nation pulling the ultimate all-nighter on Monday, as England stormed to victory over Mexico in a World Cup blockbuster.The comedian had previously shared his intricate plans to stay up all night for the game, which was scheduled to kick off at 1am UK time, including turning his bed into a makeshift sofa.Josh has now shared his amusing video from the evening, complete with timestamps, showing how his attempts to nap before the match resulted in him missing the entire first half.After fuelling up on yoghurt and granola, Josh shared his previous plan to take a nap following the first half of Brazil's match with Norway failed, after being gripped by a thrilling start to the match.The Strictly Come Dancing host's video included bleary-eyed clips of him struggling to wake up, before going back to sleep when he learned kick-off was delayed to 2am.Despite missing the first 45 minutes, Josh sprung into life when he learned England were 2-0 up, following two sensational goals from Jude Bellingham. Josh Widdicombe joined much of the nation pulling the ultimate all-nighter on Monday, as England stormed to victory over Mexico in a World Cup blockbuster The comedian shared a lengthy video documenting his night watching the Three Lions, including missing the first half after taking a nap before kick-offGripped by the rest of the game, Josh then shared his delight at seeing England win 3-2, even rushing to kiss his TV screen, before insisting he wouldn't be going back to sleep until Saturday, after England's quarter-final match.He captioned the post: 'Sleeping on the sofa to watch England, how it worked out for me…'For those who opted to catch up on the match the next morning, much of England awoke to euphoric scenes following the Three Lions victory, which is being tipped as their best since 1966. After scoring two of his side's three goals and collecting his player of the match award, Jude advised England fans to 'have another shot and text your bosses to say you're not coming in tomorrow'.Millions stayed up for the match, delayed for an hour due to lightning, with tens of millions more waking up to the news.But fans were adamant the headaches are worth it after Sunday's last-16 clash nixed the demons from England's last outing at the Azteca 40 years ago when Maradona's 'Hand of God' goal broke the nation's hearts at the 1986 World Cup.After beating Mexico, England will play Norway in the World Cup quarter-finals in Miami on Saturday night - a 10pm kick-off UK time. England overcame hostility, altitude and Quansah's red card as Thomas Tuchel's side edged a 3-2 blockbuster against World Cup co-hosts Mexico to set-up a quarter-final clash with Norway. Despite missing the first 45 minutes, Josh sprung into life when he learned England were 2-0 up, following two sensational goals from Jude Bellingham Gripped by the rest of the game, Josh then shared his delight at seeing England win 3-2, even rushing to kiss his TV screenThe back-to-back European Championship finalists faced all manner of obstacles heading into Sunday's last-16 tie at the majestic Estadio Azteca, where kick-off was delayed by an hour due to a storm.England started well 2,200 metres above sea level when the last-16 tie eventually got under way, with Bellingham's quickfire brace silencing supporters whose hopes would be revived by Julian Quinones before the break.Mexican belief grew further when right-back Quansah was sent off for a clumsy challenge early in the second half, only for Tuchel's team to immediately respond through skipper Kane's spot-kick.Raul Jimenez added a penalty of his own to increase English nerves, yet the visitors showed defensive nous and togetherness to win on a wild night in Mexico City.A date with Norway in Miami is the reward as England kept their quest for World Cup glory alive and helped avenge Maradona's 'Hand of God' on their return to the Azteca after 40 years.Football's Coming Home rung around the famous stadium at the end of a match that began with a start as intense as the atmosphere.Mexico attempted to capitalise on their acclimatisation to altitude but England effectively took the sting out of proceedings, although Pickford had to produce a world-class stop to deny Jimenez's header.The visitors, as planned, got through to the hydration break unscathed and soon began to pose problems at the other end.Anthony Gordon forced a save from Raul Rangel and an outstanding break brought a memorable 36th-minute opener in Mexico City.Pickford plucked out a pass and threw out to Declan Rice, who drove from deep in his own half and played wide to Bukayo Saka. The winger sent a fine clipped cross that Bellingham headed home.It was an incredible moment that was followed by another within two minutes.Pressure from Elliot Anderson and Gordon saw England gain possession, with Bellingham playing wide to Kane and meeting the skipper's low ball from close range.That moment took the electricity out of the Azteca, but the locals were not silenced for long.Items cascaded down the stands as Mexico celebrated reducing the deficit as Quinones lasered home after England failed to deal with a free-kick.Tuchel's side had to hold on for dear life after that. Jimenez struck wide and then saw a header tipped over by Pickford, who roared in delight after Bellingham's vital challenge on Cesar Montes.England looked rejuvenated by the break and Nico O'Reilly saw an effort deflect onto a post, but they soon faced another barrier to progress.The benches clashed as Quansah's challenge on Jesus Gallardo initially went unpunished, only for referee Alireza Faghani to be sent to the pitchside monitor and return brandishing a red card.John Stones replaced Saka as Tuchel bolstered his backline after a 54th-minute sending off that his side responded well to, with England restoring their two-goal advantage six minutes later.Faghani pointed to the spot after Gordon was brought down by Rangel with Kane showing nerves of steel to strike the resulting penalty beyond the goalkeeper.But Mexico, roared on by incredible support, did not give in.VAR Nicolas Gallo sent referee Faghani to the monitor for a penalty review and adjudged Kane to have caught Brian Gutierrez when clearing. Jimenez just beat Pickford with 69 minutes on the clock.Tuchel made defence-minded changes during the second-half break as England battened down the hatches.Key interventions and strong goalkeeping helped keep increasingly desperate Mexico at bay, with penalty appeals waved away. Stones prodded just wide of his own goal after 11 minutes of stoppage time had elapsed, with England players pouring onto the pitch at full-time.
