Instagram’s WAG World Cup hots up: England’s partners inspire their men with poignant family messages while France’s other halves post pictures from the beach, the gym and doing their nails ahead of tonight’s match
- The WAG Instagram wars have heated up today ahead of World Cup clash
- Wives and girlfriends have shared family messages and images from the beach
- England and France will meet at Al Bayt Stadium tonight in quarter final
- Click here for the latest World Cup 2022 news, fixtures, live action and results
The WAG Instagram wars have heated up today ahead of England’s blockbuster World Cup clash with France.
The two giants of European football will play each other in the quarter-final at the Al Bayt Stadium tonight, with the winner facing Morocco or Portugal in the semi-finals on Wednesday.
But another ‘le crunch’ is taking place off the pitch – and on social media instead, among the wives and girlfriends of both sides. While the Three Lions’s WAGs have inspired their men with poignant family messages, France’s other halves have delighted fans with photos from the beach and gym, and getting their nails done ahead of the match.
In a post on Instagram yesterday, Aaron Ramsdale’s fiancé Georgina Irwin shared a smiling photo from Doha captioned: ‘Who got you smiling like that’
Theo Hernandez’s girlfriend Zoe Cristofoli shared a photo of her at the beach
FEMAIL has rounded up the WAGs of the England footballers in the positions they played against Senegal on Saturday
The French team has been mapped out against where their partners play on the pitch
Georgina Irwin, Aaron Ramsdale’s fiancé
In a post on Instagram yesterday, Aaron Ramsdale’s fiancé Georgina Irwin shared a smiling photo from Doha captioned: ‘Who got you smiling like that.’
The Arsenal footballer revealed he had popped the question to his girlfriend of three years in a very lavish hotel proposal in August this year. Sharing a series of loved-up snaps from the moment, he said: ‘Forever and always has a nice ring to it.’
The goalkeeper told how the couple got engaged in August as he wrote ‘11.08.22’ alongside the pictures of the romantic moment.
In August 2022, Aaron Ramsdale announced his engagement to his girlfriend Georgina Irwin
Aaron proposed to Georgina by erecting a huge lit sign which spelt out ‘marry me?’ and was surrounded by flowers and white balloons.
Georgina is a BA stewardess who also co-owns sportswear brand Gymnetix. Her Instagram page is littered with snaps from her travels and has shared snaps from luxury locations including Dubai, South Africa and the Bahamas.
She shared the same selection of images as her fiance alongside the same caption with her 10,000 followers.
Kennedy Alexa, James Maddison’s girlfriend
In an Instagram photo, James Maddison’s girlfriend Kennedy Alexa posed with the footballer and captioned the snap: ‘My best friends’
In an Instagram photo, James Maddison’s girlfriend Kennedy Alexa posed with the footballer and captioned the snap: ‘My best friends’.
The Leicester City footballer and model are believed to have been dating for over two years.
It’s not clear how long the couple have been officially together, but they began posting photographs of each other on social media at the end of 2020.
Last year, the sports star got very friendly with a bevy of beauties in Ibiza, during an afternoon of partying with girls at Blue Marlin beach club, after missing out on being selected for the England Euro 2020 squad.
However weeks later, he and Kennedy welcomed a son named Leo, and new mother Kennedy, 27, shared an adorable photo of the little lad.
Posting a sweet snap of Leo to Instagram on Monday, the newborn could be seen bundled up in a grey blanket while nestled on a bed.
Telling fans she’s ‘never felt a love like it’ and making sure to mention her 24-year-old partner, the brunette beauty captioned her post: ‘Leo Cruz Maddison 7/31/21. never felt a love like it.’ [sic]
James Maddison and his girlfriend Kennedy Alexa
Leicester City footballer James Maddison and his model girlfriend Kennedy Alexa are believed to have been dating for over two years
Anouska Santos, Luke Shaw’s girlfriend
Luke Shaw’s girlfriend Anouska Santos shared a photo from the stadium in Qatar yesterday of her and the couple’s son, and defiantly declared: ‘Here till the end’.
She is a fashion blogger with more than 50,000 Instagram followers and has recently posted from Paris, Dubai, Mykonos and Marbella.
Luke Shaw’s girlfriend Anouska Santos shared a photo from the stadium in Qatar yesterday of her and the couple’s son, and defiantly declared: ‘Here till the end’
Stunning Anouska is often spotted in the crowd at Old Trafford cheering on left-back Luke.
A proud mother, Anouska and Luke welcome their first child together – a son – Reign London, in November 2019.
She welcomed a baby daughter this year. Announcing her pregnancy, Anouska shared a picture of her scan along with a snap of her Luke. ‘I hope he’s just like you, with a little bit of me,’ she wrote.
Luke Shaw and Anouska Santos at a black tie event. The couple gave birth to their first child, Storie, in May this year, after five years of dating
Stunning Anouska Santos is often spotted in the crowd at Old Trafford cheering on left-back Luke Shaw
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Zoe Cristofoli, Theo Hernandez’s girlfriend
Theo Hernandez’s girlfriend Zoe Cristofoli shared a series of videos and pictures from the gym and the beach.
The 26-year-old model and Instagram influencer is also the co-owner of tattoo and piercing studio Ink Studio Lagrange.
She previously told followers the reason behind her love of inkings, saying: ‘I always wanted to stand out, it was a kind of a protest and reaction to a difficult relationship with my parents. I just wanted to draw attention to myself, well, when I did my first drawing on my skin, tattoos literally captivated me…’
Theo Hernandez’s girlfriend Zoe Cristofoli shared a series of videos and pictures from the gym and the beach
The 26-year-old model and Instagram influencer is also the co-owner of tattoo and piercing studio Ink Studio Lagrange
Her figure is covered in flowers and symbols, while a triangle featuring the words ‘Music Passion’ adorns her left arm.
The mother-of-one regularly shares stunning snaps from their adventures around the world together, with photographs in tropical locations including Italy.
Meanwhile she has herself appeared on TV screens across the country. In 2017, Zoe starred in a music video with the famous Italian singer Omar Pedrini, ‘Come se non ci fosse un domani’.
Erika Choperena, Antoine Griezmann’s wife
Antoine Griezmann’s wife Erika Choperena shared an Instagram story showing nails being painted in the French national colours
While many of the glamorous wives or girlfriends supporting the French team make a living from sharing ultra-luxurious snaps of their life online, Erika is among those who has a vocational career
Antoine Griezmann’s wife Erika Choperena shared an Instagram story showing nails being painted in the French national colours.
While many of the glamorous wives or girlfriends supporting the French team make a living from sharing ultra-luxurious snaps of their life online, Erika is among those who has a vocational career.
In fact, the publicity-shy wife of Griezmann is a child psychologist. Erika is believed to have met the footballer in San Sebastian in Spain in 2011 when he was playing for Real Sociedad.
At the time, she was studying at university, but seemingly turned down the footballer’s advances.
Sabrina Veretout, Jordan Veretout’s wife
Jordan Veretout’s wife Sabrina Veretout also shared an Instagram story showing her getting a pedicure
Jordan Veretout’s wife Sabrina Veretout also shared an Instagram story showing her getting a pedicure.
She is married French midfielder Jordan and the pair have three children – two girls and a boy.
Sabrina has been in Qatar with the children during this World Cup and posted a photo on Instagram a week ago of herself with Jordan in the stands after a France game.
She is married French midfielder Jordan and the pair have three children – two girls and a boy
Smiling with her husband and the three children while Jordan held their baby boy in his arms, she wrote the caption: ‘With Dad Last Night.’
Sabrina and Jordan make a picture-perfect pairing, although they have shouldered criticism in the past after a Covid scandal.
Fans of Jordan’s club, Roma, called for him to be dropped from the squad when he missed training after partying with Sabrina for her 29th birthday – despite knowing she had Covid.
Sabrina shared Instagram stories of herself celebrating her birthday despite saying she was ‘positive’.
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