Dele Alli Fortnite Dance Seen in World Cup Match Against Sweden
By Nicholas Barth ·
England's Dele Alli celebrated his goal against Sweden in the 2018 World Cup on Saturday, July 7th with a Fortnite dance that continues to show Fortnite's influence on the world.
Dele Alli is one of the talented players that make up the 2018 World Cup roster for England and is also well known for his love of the popular battle royale title of Fortnite. The England World Cup player can often be found streaming Fortnite on his Twitch channel when he finds some free time from his professional duties as a professional soccer player, but that may even be difficult as the rest of the roster for England seems to enjoy chasing victory royales as well.
The love that Dele Alli has for Fortnite was shown today, as the player performed a Fortnite dance to celebrate his goal against Sweden in England's quarterfinal match of the 2018 World Cup.
After scoring the second goal for England that put the country up 2-0 over Sweden and assured the victory for the region, Delle Alli proceeded to perform a Fortnite dance to celebrate.
Dele Alli with the Fortnite celebration after scoring England's second?#WorldCup pic.twitter.com/VPbrYPOZls
— The Ringer (@ringer) July 7, 2018
However, some individuals took to Twitter to express their confusion regarding Dele Alli and his Fortnite dance with some not appreciating the dance that Dele Alli decided to go with.
Alli with his fortnite celebrations grow up mate ?
— ???????⚽?❤ loubylou_lfc ❤?⚽??????? (@xo_booboo_xo) July 7, 2018
Get in Alli. Nice header but wtf was that celebration ? #itscominghome
— Matthew ⚽️ (@DirtyDael) July 7, 2018
If there's one thing I can't stand is when a footballer (Griezmann, Lingard, Alli etc) do Fortnite celebrations. The game is shite lads. Play a decent game instead. #SWEENG #WorldCup
— Liam ?? (@LiamWC_97) July 7, 2018
With Fortnite being the most popular and discussed video game in the world currently, there were sure to be many fans who enjoyed the dance from Dele Alli that her decided to show off in celebration of helping England reach a semi-final of a World Cup for the first time since 1990.
The success of Epic Games' battle royale game has seen many professional athletes and other well known names from multiple entertainment industries state and show off their fondness for Fortnite and has pointed to a future where it will not be shocking to see other players like Dele Alli perform a dance from the popular battle royale game to celebrate.
Dele Alli joins Brazil player Neymar as another World Cup competitor to pull inspiration from a popular multiplayer game to celebrate a goal, as Neymar performed a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) related celebration earlier in the tournament.
(cover photo courtesy of Getty Images)