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Branwen Jones

Budweiser releases 'all eyes on England' advert for World Cup - and doesn't mention Wales

Welsh football fans have criticised a beer giant for failing to acknowledge that Wales have made it to the World Cup in their recent advert on social media. On Tuesday, Budweiser UK promoted a short advert ahead of FIFA World Cup in Qatar on Twitter.

The eight-second clip showed the words: "Club allegiances to one side time to support our side". The latter two words were shown before an England football team shirt, suggesting that the beer company was backing England in their campaign to win the World Cup.

Alongside the video, Budweiser UK also tweeted: "Club football is on pause, now it's all eyes on England". But not everyone was happy about the digital campaign, with some Welsh fans pointing out that the company seemed to forget that the Cymru football team was also competing in the same tournament. One Twitter user also pointed out that Budweiser is actually brewed in Magor, Monmouthshire.

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