Around 14,000 Brits descended on Doha today for the crunch England and Wales World Cup games.
Fans' groups say the huge numbers of expat supporters living in the Middle East will be a major boost to the home nations. The 120,000 UK nationals based in the United Arab Emirates will see 8,000 fans in the 68,895-capacity Al Bayt stadium tonight, including 3,000 in the official FA fan group travelling from the UK.
Expats are also expected to boost the numbers following Wales to 6,000. The USA has sold 4,000 tickets. They celebrated Thanksgiving in Qatar yesterday. Ashley Brown, of the Football Supporters Association, said: "There were probably around 10,000 England fans for the game against Iran.