British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he would consider adding a bank holiday if England wins the World Cup final, but the proposal faces economic and political resistance. Countries have previously declared holidays after major football victories, such as Uruguay in 1930 and Panama in 2017, and Paraguay used a decree in June 2026 after its team beat Germany. Paraguayan President Santiago Peña signed a decree on June 29 to grant a day off following a penalty shootout victory that sent the team into the round of 16, citing the need to allow citizens to celebrate together. The decree was enabled by a 2025 law that permits the president to issue up to three temporary public holidays per year for special occasions, a provision originally drafted with the World Cup in mind. Business groups representing micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in Paraguay complained that the announcement came with little notice and disrupted work schedules, and Peña later acknowledged the decision was made spontaneously. A constitutional-law professor at the Universidad Católica Nuestra Señora de la Asunción noted that last-minute holidays often leave essential services and employers with limited time to adjust appointments or contracts. Starmer was asked about the possibility during a press briefing and replied that he did not want to jinx the team but would respond if England reached the final. A Good Morning Britain poll on X showed 60.4 percent of respondents supported a World Cup bank holiday, while a supermarket worker expressed concern that essential workers would remain on duty while others enjoyed a long weekend. An impact assessment published in 2022 estimated that an additional bank holiday would reduce United Kingdom gross domestic product by about £2.4 billion, a figure frequently cited by ministers opposing extra holidays. Downing Street may have to balance the potential economic cost against public demand if England wins its first World Cup in 60 years.