World Cup 2018: England to be denied parade if they lose to Croatia in semi-final – even though Italia 90 squad got the open-top bus treatment
The FA feel celebrating finishing third or fourth would send a bad message to Gareth Southgate's young players
ENGLAND'S World Cup heroes will apparently be denied an open-top bus parade if they lose to Croatia.
Sir Bobby Robson's Three Lions squad of 1990 were thrown a ceremony in Luton despite being knocked out by West Germany on penalties in the last four.
The FA believe throwing a celebration for finishing third or fourth would send the wrong message to a young England squad, according to The Times.
It is thought that would damage their mindset and suggest losing is acceptable.
Any decision would be likely to involve the police and Downing Street as well as the Greater London Authority.
After Saturday's quarter-final win over Sweden, a day of drinking resulted in revellers scaling traffic lights, riding on bonnets and lighting flares.
London, in particular, saw celebrations turn ugly, with booze-fuelled supporters smashing up an ambulance and one lout launching himself through the glass roof on top of a bus stop.
In Borough High Street, London Bridge, some rowdy fans climbed on top of an ambulance car - leaving massive dents in the bonnet and smashing the windscreen.
London Ambulance Service condemned the incident after it left the car out of service and unable to respond to emergencies.
It tweeted: "We're delighted with the result, but this has put a big dampener on the celebrations for us: while our officer attended a call nearby, this car was damaged in Borough High Street during the celebrations after the game - it's now off the road to be repaired."
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A woman seen jumping on the car has been identified by police.
Cops thanked social media users for sharing their plea for information adding "Now it's our turn".
By early hours of Sunday morning police were sharing the images on Twitter saying they would like to identify the individuals.
Just a couple of hours later, Poplar Police posted on Twitter: "IDENTIFIED Many thanks to all for sharing. Now it's our turn."
A Metropolitan Police spokesman confirmed no arrests had been made by late Sunday evening as police still appealed for the identity of others.
It is unclear if the woman was hurt in the incident.