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'It's Coming Home' England vs Argentina World Cup Score Spider-Man Parody Meme

This is a three-panel meme. The left column displays changing FIFA World Cup match scores between England (ENG) and Argentina (ARG): first England leads 1-0, then the score is tied 1-1, finally Argentina leads 2-1. The right column parodies the titles of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Spider-Man trilogy, with the letter 'o' in the word 'Home' replaced by a football icon. The first panel reads 'FIFA WORLD CUP Homecoming', referencing the famous England football fan slogan 'it's coming home' used when the team is performing well. The second panel reads 'FIFA WORLD CUP Far From Home' when the score is tied, and the third reads 'FIFA WORLD CUP No Way Home' when Argentina takes the lead, humorously showing how England's hope of winning fades as the match progresses.
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Three parodied Spider-Man titles paired with England vs Argentina World Cup score updates: 1. ENG 1-0 ARG / FIFA WORLD CUP Homecoming; 2. ENG 1-1 ARG / FIFA WORLD CUP Far From Home; 3. ENG 1-2 ARG / FIFA WORLD CUP No Way Home

Overview

This is a three-panel meme. The left column displays changing FIFA World Cup match scores between England (ENG) and Argentina (ARG): first England leads 1-0, then the score is tied 1-1, finally Argentina leads 2-1. The right column parodies the titles of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Spider-Man trilogy, with the letter 'o' in the word 'Home' replaced by a football icon. The first panel reads 'FIFA WORLD CUP Homecoming', referencing the famous England football fan slogan 'it's coming home' used when the team is performing well. The second panel reads 'FIFA WORLD CUP Far From Home' when the score is tied, and the third reads 'FIFA WORLD CUP No Way Home' when Argentina takes the lead, humorously showing how England's hope of winning fades as the match progresses.

Origin notes

This meme originates from the Reddit r/Meme community, as specified by the provided RSS source. It is a user-created edited collage combining screenshots of World Cup match scoreboards with parodied versions of Spider-Man film titles, created to joke about England squandering an early lead against Argentina, subverting the well-known 'it's coming home' fan chant. It was edited using the Imgflip platform, as indicated by the watermark at the bottom left of the image.

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