SUPERMARKET chains Aldi and Lidl have announced they will close early, if England reach the World Cup Final.

Gareth Southgate's team face Croatia in the semi-final on Wednesday night and - should they win - will face either Belgium or France in the final.

That game is set to kick off at 4pm on Sunday afternoon.

And in a bid to ensure staff can get home to watch the match, the supermarkets have announced they will close at 3pm.

"Well, if England reach the World Cup Final - sorry, when England reach the World Cup Final - we’re gonna close all our stores in England early at 3pm on Sunday," a Facebook post said from Aldi, which has stores in Taunton, Bridgwater, Glastonbury, Weston-super-Mare and Shepton Mallet.

"We want our colleagues to be the 12th man cheering on the lads. #BringItHome."

Lidl, which has two stores in Taunton as well as shops in Bridgwater and Burnham, has also revealed it will close at 3pm should the Three Lions make the showpiece final and battle to win the cup for the first time since 1966.