The Rest of the World tied 2-2 with England within 90 minutes before beating them 4-1 on penalties. Some things, like the Three Lions’ capabilities from the point, do not change. Lee Mack achieved the ultimate redemption when he cut the winning penalty for the Rest of the World.
Noah Beck put the rest of the world ahead before Mark Wright scored from the point on the other end. Then Tom Grenan gave England the lead before Kim Setinai equalized.
The rest of the world celebrated their victory on penalties against England with the trophy
Andriy Shevchenko and Usain Bolt lifted the prize together after their 4-1 win on penalties.
In a particularly important year for the charity with the events in Yemen and Ukraine, Robbie Williams once again gathered the company of his happy friends for a fun glitter night and some football in East London.
In its tenth installment since its inception in 2006, Soccer Aid raised ,7 8.7 million at halftime, with several videos by Ewan McGregor, Alex Scott and Olivia Colman showing why this was such an important event.
The game’s build up, hosted on ITV by Dermot O’Leary and Scott, focused heavily on the events that the football match sought to support.
The spectators heard from the side of David Beckham’s stadium the importance of using his platform to show the world what was happening in Ukraine. He recently handed over his Instagram account to a Ukrainian doctor to show what he saw first hand in her war-torn country.
David Beckham handed over the trophy to the Rest of the World team after its victory
Robbie Williams watched the turmoil ahead of the 10th installment of Soccer Aid
Arsene Wenger and Harry Redknapp, along with Idris Elba, lead players to East London
Kem Setinai scored the rest of the world goal after a bad pass behind Mark Wright.
A moving video with Eddie Isard captures today’s horror in Yemen, which is described as the worst place on earth to raise a child. It is estimated that more than 350,000 people have lost their lives in the area since the conflict began there in 2014.
Football, as always, was not the big part of the day, but it was the main event and when it finally started, it was a fun game.
Rest of the World started louder, with Cafu and Patrice Evra particularly impressive. Usain Bolt, who won three gold medals at the London Stadium in 2012, seemed lively and fast from an early age.
Tom Grenan’s goal in the second half gave England a 2-1 lead, having initially been left behind
The greats and goodies of the celebrity world as seen by Kem Cetinay and Martin Compston
Indeed, it was Bolt’s pace and use of channels that seemed to cause the most trouble in England, with center-back Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville struggling to contain the Jamaican.
The rest of the world seemed likely to score, and they did. Chunkz, who had just been introduced to Soccer Aid’s first disabled player, Alex Brooker, awkwardly dropped Evra and referee Mark Clattenburg had no choice but to point the way.
The impressive Noah Beck, who was told that he played football in his youth, executed the penalty high over the diver David James.
David Beckham and Damien Lewis exchange a few words before starting at the London Stadium
From that moment on, England evolved into that. Chunkz achieved the ultimate redemption when he was in the box after a nice cross by Wright. His touch was sufficient and Beck, who went from hero to scratch, passed behind him.
After some confusion about who would take the penalty, with Carragher not wanting to let the YouTube star get stronger, Wright finally did it and calmly put it to Petr Cech’s left.
The halftime brought the fun that most people seemed to be here to, with Williams playing the Angels. David Harewood also appeared in a heartbreaking video for UNICEF, while Izzard’s play about Yemen played a silent silence throughout the country due to the sheer barbarity of the situation there.
Jamie Carragher seemed to enjoy his night playing alongside Sky team-mate Gary Neville
Liam Payne was the captain of the day for the England team under Harry Redknapp
After the long break of the half, the team appeared and England was immediately on the rise.
Grenan, who was a promising player in his youth, got a nice ball from comedian Russell Howard and ran away from the Euro. His finish to the left of the world’s most powerful man, Tom Stoltman, was impressive.
England could have added more as they went for the third, trying to end a series of three consecutive defeats from 2018.
Harry Redknapp and David Seaman exchange words before heading to east London
Mo Farah makes the famous ‘Mo-Bot’ celebration that became famous at this stage in 2012
Opposite coaches Idris Elba and Vicky McClure discuss details before the start
But the rest of the world, led by some technically sound celebrities, leveled off. Kem Cetinay fastened to a loose back pass by Wright to pass the ball to Harewood, who was playing with a hamstring.
The odds fell on both sides, with Grenan having the option to win it slowly, but he could only bend his shot off the crossbar when he wanted to go for the Thierry Henry finish.
Therefore, the penalties came and it was even more painful for the Three Lions in one shot. They lost their first two, with Grenan blowing up and Howard knocking in the middle, with Stoltman brave enough to stand there and save.
Wright scored to give England hope, but Lee Mack achieved the ultimate redemption when he scored the rest of the rest of the world kicks to give it a fourth consecutive victory.
Demot O’Leary and Alex Scott hosted the ITV event as they toured on important UNICEF information and events at the stadium
Following is the live’s Sportsmail blog for updates on this year’s Soccer Aid as England and the world’s No. 1 team face off at the London Stadium.