# England to receive bank holiday if Tuchel’s side win World Cup

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/england-to-get-bank-holiday-if-team-win-world-cup-starmer-expected-to-announce/
- Published: 2026-07-10T14:39:26+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-11T08:12:47+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jul/08/england-to-get-bank-holiday-if-team-win-world-cup-starmer-expected-to-announce
- Topics: Celebrity, Culture, Entertainment, Football, Government, Politics, Sport, Travel, UK, World

## Key points

- Starmer set to grant a bank holiday if England win the World Cup.
- Likely date is Friday 24 July, after the 19 July final.
- Successor Andy Burnham would host the team, not Starmer.

## Summary

Sir Keir Starmer is understood to be preparing to declare a bank holiday should England's men's team win the 2026 World Cup, marking what would be the nation's first triumph in the tournament since 1966. The prime minister declined to confirm a date so as not to "jinx" the team's progress, but the day off would most likely fall on Friday 24 July, giving Thomas Tuchel's side time to return from the final and the Football Association a chance to organise an open-top bus parade through central London.

The final is scheduled for Sunday 19 July in New Jersey, and England face Norway in a quarter-final in Miami on Saturday, with a likely semi-final against reigning champions Argentina to follow and France the tournament favourites. Starmer, who would be expected to attend the final, would no longer be in office by the time of any celebrations, leaving his anticipated successor Andy Burnham to host captain Harry Kane and the squad at No 10. The article also notes that Starmer declined requests to lobby Fifa over Jarell Quansah's red card against Mexico, though he did intervene diplomatically to oppose Fifa's plan to bring England's game against Mexico forward.

## Coverage

- [The Guardian: England to receive bank holiday if Tuchel’s side win World Cup](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jul/08/england-to-get-bank-holiday-if-team-win-world-cup-starmer-expected-to-announce)
- [BBC Sport: Starmer hints at bank holiday if England win World Cup](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20y9g2v2wvo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss)

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