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Declan Rice wasn't going to let a bit of cramp stop him celebrating England's second goal against Germany, even if he did collapse in agony in his attempts to catch up with Harry Kane.
The midfielder was just coming back on to the pitch after stretching for the ball on the right wing when Kane headed in Jack Grealish's cross to put the Three Lions in dreamland.
But as Rice attempted to go over and join in the wild celebrations, he was hit with bolt of cramp in his right leg - causing him to dramatically fall to the ground.
Declan Rice collapsed with cramp as he tried to celebrate England's second goal against Germany
He was then forced to stretch his leg in the air as he missed out on the group celebrations
While he didn't manage to join in the pile of players on top of England's captain, Rice had his own celebration, raising his arms to the air as his knees dropped to the floor.
But he was quickly forced into a stretch his right leg as the pain proved too much.
The midfielder insisted the cramp had been 'worth it' when he shared a video of his collapse on Twitter.
Rice, who has started all of England's games so far, was subsituted for Jordan Henderson after the goal but will be fit and ready to face Ukraine in England's quarter-final on Saturday.
However, he picked up a yellow card in the first half of the last 16 match and risks being
