On the absence of a screening for Wednesday’s semi-final, City Hall said: “Like all Londoners, the mayor has been blown away by England’s incredible run to the semi-finals of the Fifa World Cup.
“There are no plans for a screening of the match against Argentina but the mayor hopes the team go all the way to lift the trophy in New York next Sunday.”
They said the mayor was instead “encouraging Londoners to join together on Wednesday night in the capital’s pubs, clubs, bars and hospitality venues to cheer on England to victory while supporting the hospitality industry”.
It’s also understood that Tuesday 21 July is currently the preferred date that organisers would stage a London victory celebration if England do go all the way and win the trophy.
The final in New York/New Jersey kicks off at 20:00 BST on Sunday and would end at around 23:00 if it was to go all the way to penalties.
City Hall, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Westminster City Council and the FA would all be involved in the organisation of a parade, which would likely draw the largest crowd for a sporting celebration that the UK has ever seen.
There are of course two very difficult matches for Thomas Tuchel’s side to win if a victory parade is to be required, but the relevant authorities have to get plans in place in case.
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