Should England not do well - I can hardly believe I used 'should' there, as if there is some doubt - a decent option (historically speaking) is to transfer support to Denmark. It's been awhile but there was a time when England and Denmark had the same King. More accurately, what is now England was then the Danelaw and subject to the Danish throne. That was King Canute (Danish: Knut). He famously sat on the beach to show that, for all his power, he could not hold back the incoming tide.
Denmark remains a monarchy, and other Danish kings have had pause for thought about their limitations too. Here's the Marble Church (Frederik's Church) in the royal district in Copenhagen, a picture from my most recent visit to the city. Marble, but made largely of limestone - not enough cash available you see. It isn't just the tide that earthly kings cannot control.
Over its entrance is written 1 Peter 1:25, The Word of the Lord endures for ever. How good it is to remember that our passing lives are lived in the context of something that will be as true when we die as it was when we were born.
This church also speaks of other monarchical frailties. It was opened about 125 years ago. This means that it has currently been open for fewer years than it took to build! Lack of funds and effort meant it was 150 years from foundation stone to opening. It is a monument to what the Word of a King cannot do - except the King of kings.
Unfortunately we look in vain for a Biblical prophecy of English sporting success . . . 150 years perhaps?
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