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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Sport
Jeremy Armstrong

England fans face hour-long trek through desert to watch Qatar World Cup games

England World Cup fans on a fact-finding mission to Qatar faced a long trek through desert-like conditions to get to venues.

Supporters on a trip to the Gulf state had to walk a ‘45 minutes to 1hr’ from the £26bn Metro system to some of the newly-built stadiums.

In November/December, when the World Cup takes place, temperatures hit 22/25°C (72/77 °F).

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