Noel Gallagher has said he “couldn’t believe” that the England team were singing Oasis‘ ‘Wonderwall’ at the World Cup last week.
Fans of the national team sang along to the classic 1995 single following a 4-2 victory over Croatia in Dallas, Texas, on June 17. The players looked out from the pitch in awe during the emotional moment, with Jude Bellingham and Anthony Gordon seen mouthing the lyrics.
Gallagher subsequently threw his support behind ‘Wonderwall’ becoming England’s 2026 World Cup anthem, saying the song “belongs to the people, and it was a magical moment between the people and the players”.
Liam Gallagher then reacted to the news that the tune had seen a 50 per cent spike in streams on Spotify in the UK, ahead of England’s less impressive display against Ghana on Tuesday (June 23).
“And rightly so it’s a fucking classic,” he tweeted, “and I sound BIBLICAL on it.”
Noel has now spoken further about the ‘Wonderwall’ resurgence during an interview on talkSport, where he makes regular guest appearances.
Speaking on the channel yesterday (Thursday June 25), the singer-songwriter explained: “Do you know what, I thought it was a great moment. I couldn’t actually believe what I was seeing. Like I said to the people from The Sun, that song belongs to the people.
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“I’m staggered that Jude Bellingham knows the lyrics, but it’s one of those songs.”
His apparent slight dig comes after Bellingham scored a late winner against Noel’s beloved Manchester City with Real Madrid in early 2025, per BBC Sport.
He continued, discussing England’s chances of clinching victory as World Cup champions: “If England get to the final… I mean, my two lads, they’re England fans. They’ll be there, and I was like, ‘It will be just your luck, you jammy little sods’.
“[Manchester] City winning four [Premier Leagues] in a row and a Champions League, and you see England win a World Cup final in New York while they are singing your dad’s song. Like their life isn’t good enough already.”
Elsewhere in the chat, Noel was asked if he receives huge royalties from ‘Wonderwall’ being played so often. “It’s an extraordinary amount of money,” he responded. When pressed on how much he’ll make from talkSport playing the single in the segment, he said: “About eight-and-a-half quid.”
Noel told the station: “It’s being played all over the world, somewhere, right now. Apart from North Korea.” Check out the interview in full in the video above.
What a moment! 😍
Jude Bellingham singing along to Wonderwall as the England fans serenade the team 🎵 pic.twitter.com/A1oPoiZ9BH
— ITV Football (@itvfootball) June 17, 2026
England’s next game will see them go up against Panama in the group stage tomorrow night (Saturday June 27).
Looking back on the ‘Wonderwall’ singalong at the first match, England defensive midfielder Declan Rice told The Sun: “On the pitch after the game and we were just connecting with the fans, and they were singing. That was special.
“Being in Dallas, singing ‘Wonderwall’. There’s nothing like that first time.”
Captain Harry Kane said: “That was one of my favourite ever moments in an England shirt, especially at a major tournament. It’s the emotional connection with the fans, we know how much it means to them.
“They see how much it means to us. We have that connection right now.”
England’s John Stones, who also plays for Manchester City, created a playlist with Noel Gallagher in 2018. He revealed that Man City “always walk in” to his pick, ‘Wonderwall’.
Noel replied: “Would you not prefer ‘Rock And Roll Star’? ‘Wonderwall”s a bit ‘end of the night, my bird’s left me’ and all that kind of thing. It doesn’t strike me as something you play before the derby.”
‘Wonderwall’ – from Oasis’ second album ‘(What’s The Story) Morning Glory?’ – reached Number Two on the official singles chart at the time of its release. The song has since become one of the biggest-selling tracks ever, despite never topping the charts.
In 2024, ‘Wonderwall’ was crowned the most-streamed song from the 1970s to the 1990s. It was previously named as the biggest-selling Britpop track of the ’90s. The single was, of course, on the setlist for Oasis’ massive Live ’25 reunion tour last year.
In other news, the musician has explained why he won’t be watching the Chris Martin-curated World Cup Final halftime show, which will feature live performances from Madonna, Shakira and BTS.
Meanwhile, he has responded to the news of appearing on the Rich List, adding that he “still hasn’t seen” the upcoming Oasis documentary.