With a mere wave of his hand (and two years of deliberation), England manager Gareth Southgate has now decided on the 23 players he will take to Russia this summer.
Of course, this meant heartache for the souls left behind, but several of those to make the grade have already declared their gratitude and excitement.
Marcus Rashford was one of the first World Cup-bound players to let his joy spill out all over social media as the 20-year-old striker gave his dear old mum a nudge…
After years of you standing on the touch line in the cold and rain, Mum we’re off to the World Cup! ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ pic.twitter.com/JOCj5oBCtN
โ Marcus Rashford (@MarcusRashford) May 16, 2018
Ashley Young followed suit shortly after, proving that donning an England strip at a World Cup is a dream he’s been harbouring for a fair old while…
Maybe this picture said I was gonna live my dream and go to a World Cup… dreams do come true ๐๐๐ค๐พ๐ฆ pic.twitter.com/kSM8VORdp0
โ Ashley Young (@youngy18) May 16, 2018
Trent Alexander-Arnold also ploughed the flashback furrow with a photo that might have been taken a fortnight ago…
Dreamt of going to a World Cup since I was a kid. Today that dream come true, an honour to represent the 3 Lions this summer! ๐ฆ @England pic.twitter.com/e6c8agtVar
โ Trent Arnold (@trentaa98) May 16, 2018
Kyle Walker revealed that he almost fudged his chance after missing a rather important phone call…
The one call you donโt want to miss!!…๐ค๐ #WC2018 pic.twitter.com/thH8CvavWA
โ Kyle Walker (@kylewalker2) May 16, 2018
Meanwhile, good old James Milner took the chance to congratulate his Liverpool teammates on making the cut…
Congrats to these two for making the @England World Cup squad – don’t look so shocked Trent, you deserve it! pic.twitter.com/i3pmYXNEXJ
โ James Milner (@JamesMilner) May 16, 2018
Nicely done. It’s just a shame he won’t be on the plane with them really.
Jamie Vardy went with an altogether more straightforward message…
What an honour! No words to describe the feeling right now….. Canโt wait to get going! See you in Russia ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ
โ Jamie Vardy (@vardy7) May 16, 2018
While Sheffield United congratulated their former academy alumni using one horrifically embarrassing photo of Harry Maguire…
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟโโฝ Congrats to our Academy graduates @kylewalker2 & @HarryMaguire93 on their selection to the @England #WorldCup2018 squad #ForgedinSteel #sufc #twitterblades ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ pic.twitter.com/Ky9cNru4IV
โ Sheffield United (@SUFC_tweets) May 16, 2018
Yeesh.