England beat Colombia 4-3 on penalties in Moscow on Wednesday morning (AEST), after the teams drew 1-1 in extra time. England will now face Sweden in the quarter-finals on Sunday.

"We don't want to get ahead of ourselves, but I think it is the case that Jeremy believes that if England were to win the World Cup there should be a public bank holiday in celebration," the spokesperson said.

Shadow First Secretary of State Emily Thornberry was the first to propose a public holiday if the English national team were to win the tournament.

"The World Cup is a very special international competition," the spokesperson added.

"It's something that brings people together on a very large scale and we need recognition of that and recognition of the importance of football in the country."

UK officials and members of the royal family declined to attend this summer's World Cup in Russia. Relations between the two country have been frayed since the March poisoning of an ex-KGB spy and his daughter in Salisbury.

On Saturday another British coupple collapsed in Wiltshire after coming into contact with the same military grade nerve agent.

The 2018 FIFA World Cup kicked off on June 14 and will continue until July 15, with the matches being played in 11 cities across Russia.