The image Nigel Farage posted after England beat Croatia, 4-2, on WednesdayNigel Farage has been roasted over a photo of himself he posted online to celebrate England’s victory on Wednesday night.
The Reform UK leader shared an image of himself wearing a three lions football shirt and drinking a pint in a pub to mark England’s 4-2 win over Croatia in their first game of the 2026 World Cup.
He added in the caption on X: “Proper job. @England”
Proper job. @Englandpic.twitter.com/af8KKT3GxX
— Nigel Farage MP (@Nigel_Farage) June 17, 2026But, as first spotted by the Mirror’s deputy political editor Mikey Smith, it seemed to be an almost identical photo to one Farage posted from 2024 to celebrate an England win at the Euros in 2024.
Smith wrote on X: “Incredible coincidence that Nigel Farage watched the England game in the same spot in the same pub, with the same flags up, wearing the same top and standing next to someone wearing an identical top as he did during the Euros in 2024.”
A Reform source dismissed the criticism, claiming the Mirror journalist should get a reality check and “touch some grass”.
But a Labour source told HuffPost UK: “From the questions over his secret £5 million ‘gift’, who paid for his Clacton house, and swathes of potentially undeclared private jet and chopper trips with his donor – it’s clear you can’t trust a word Nigel Farage says.
“If Farage can’t even be straight with the public on where he watched the football, you’re left to wonder – what else is he hiding?”
A similar reaction unfolded across social media as critics leapt to call out the Clacton MP.
He's given up.
Reposting an image from two years ago; can't even be bothered to pretend he was watching England.
I'm only surprised that he didn't use Ai to make a false image — that seems to be Reform's latest trick. https://t.co/XtqothAh9G
Nigel Farage is such a man of the people, that he arranged for everyone he was in the pub with to watch England play Denmark in 2024, to get back together in the same clothes to watch England play Croatia in the 2026 World Cup.
What a guy! pic.twitter.com/sII7VNQttW
🚨 If Keir Starmer was caught using a picture of himself from 2 years ago to celebrate an England win, the backlash would probably be enough to finish him off. https://t.co/53EHmMEyE9
— Politics For You (@PoliticoForYou) June 18, 2026Why post a photo from 2 years ago?
Where were you last night? https://t.co/7xVC6vlQDg
LOL @Nigel_Farage is such a patriot, he recycled an image from 2024/2025. https://t.co/Lz3Jd0MoOopic.twitter.com/984ndljsQT
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