Till football do us apart: How wedding parties in England are more worried about the World Cup

England footballers delighted an entire nation by defeating Sweden 2-0 in their FIFA World Cup quarter-final on Saturday.

As Harry Kane and Co went about their business on the field in Russia, a trend took form on Twitter which showed how England fans were watching the key match on Saturday, even if that meant putting wedding celebrations on hold.

Here are some tweets

People At Weddings But Keeping Track Of The England Game Twitter is going to be the best Twitter

— Chris Applegate (@chrisapplegate) July 7, 2018

Dad's at a wedding so I'm having to text him #ENGSWE updates so he can covertly keep up with the game 

— Chloe (@yourschloex) July 7, 2018

Good Luck @England 40 minutes until kick off and 10 minutes until the wedding starts - this church best get 4G signal #itscominghome #england #WorldCup

— Scott Williams (@scottyw0986) July 7, 2018

C'mon England - @England @BBCMOTD - Congrats Cassie and Johnny...! pic.twitter.com/4SGAVjxCKo

— Scott Williams (@scottyw0986) July 7, 2018

I am at a wedding #ENGSWE pic.twitter.com/YVmWSyrTgU

— Paddy O'Connell (@bbcpaddy) July 7, 2018

im at a wedding in Wales and they are gonna postpone reception to screen the england match pic.twitter.com/Lc4uSC0Fps

— joe zadeh (@joe_zadeh) July 7, 2018

When the weddings the same day as the football so a projector saves the day #ENGSWE  pic.twitter.com/pX2XG5vSfD

— al (@acarapd) July 7, 2018

Had friends wedding, got a drink, settled at table...now bring it home @England !!#bestweddingreceptionever???
 pic.twitter.com/GxYT0S9xGW

— Alison hockney (@ahockney) July 7, 2018

Currently being a terrible wedding guest - and yes, I am hotspotting my iPad off my iPhone #ENGSWE pic.twitter.com/XmiS09QZbZ

— Dr Ben Hine (@drbahine) July 7, 2018

At a wedding. These guys aren’t letting that stop them from watching England. #ItsComingHome #WorldCup2018 pic.twitter.com/mh5dq8FKj2

— Babb (@BabbPhoto) July 7, 2018

A thumping 30th-minute Harry Maguire header from a corner gave England a 1-0 lead over Sweden on Saturday. Centre-back Maguire connected with an Ashley Young corner to score his first international goal and reward England for their more adventurous approach in a largely cautious first half.

The second goal came from a header, too, with Dele Alli heading home a Jesse Lingard cross. England will play either Russia or Croatia, who meet later on Saturday, in the semi-finals.

(Inputs from Reuters)