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Praying is the most common ritual for England fans before a game at the Euros in Germany, with one in five (22.2%) fans admitting to doing this before their team play.
After a tense game against Switzerland on Saturday, England scraped through to the semi-finals by winning a Pena;lty shoot-out after extra time.
However, many fans might credit this nail-biting victory to their good luck charms.
So, what good luck charms are fans relying on ahead of the game against the Netherlands in next Wednesday’s semi-final game?
A survey by Betway reveals which rituals and lucky charms are the most common for England football fans at the Euros 2024.
The findings show that:
· One in five England fans set to pray ahead of matches during the Euros
· 64% of England fans admit to feeling nervous about England making the final
· 15% admit to having a teddy bear as their good luck charm
· Football shirts are revealed as the most popular lucky charm with 35.2% admitting to having one to hand
· 35.2% of fans admitted to having a specific shirt as a lucky charm during an important Euros match. Fans in Southampton are most likely to have a football shirt lucky charm (46.34%), while fans in Bristol are the least likely (15.9%).
· A football scarf comes next, with just under a quarter (24%) of all football fans voting for this. This is followed by a football hat (19.7%), specific socks (19.4%) and lucky jewellery (16%).
· Kissing a team emblem also makes the top five in the list. 19.5% of all football fans we surveyed said they do this during a match. Notably, one in ten (10.7%) football fans in London say they refuse to shower during the tournament to help bring good luck to the England team.
· Fans in Leeds are pre-match praying the most (30.4%).
The survey gathered data from over 2,000 England football fans from different areas of the country.
