Friday 25 November 2022 06:50 PM Three Lions army gets ready to ROAR: 8,000 England fans pack Qatar's Al Bayt ... trends now
England are poised to kick off their crunch clash against USA as the Word Cup reached the second game of their campaign.
More than 8,000 England fans were inside the Al Bayt stadium in the hope of helping to roar them to victory.
Harry Kane's men face a tough test against the team that features a number of Premier League stars, who play at Leeds United.
Earlier fans were guided to buses from the nearest metro station for a 25-minute journey to reach the ground in Al Khor, north of Doha.
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England captain Harry Kane took in the atmosphere ahead of the match starting at 7pm
Jordan Pickford jokes with John Stones ahead of the FIFA World Cup Group B match at the Al Bayt Stadium
England fans in the stands before the FIFA World Cup Group B hoping to defeat the USA squad
England fan Jim Noyce, 59, from Rugby, arrived on a shuttle flight from Dubai and questioned how smoothly things will run at the 68,895-capacity stadium.
He said: 'Compared to where we were on Monday, this is a real trek. The people are friendly, really happy, can't do enough for you, I just think they weren't expecting the number of people to come.'
He added: 'For us we've got no panic, we don't go home until eight o'clock tomorrow morning so, worst scenario, we'd have to get a taxi, but I just wonder about the logistics of it, is it such a great idea?
'But in general it's everything you need.'
England and US supporters put tonight's rivalries aside to pose up for a pre-match photograph
England fans ahead of the FIFA World Cup Group B match at the Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor
