Thousands of England fans were forced to miss the opening stages of the Three Lions' World Cup opener against Iran due to an issue with the online ticketing system in Qatar.
Gareth Southgate's side face Iran in Doha in their first game of Group B as they look at go all the way for the first time since 1966. Plenty of England fans managed to gain access inside the Khalifa International Stadium and were pictured with flags and face paint prior to kick-off, but there were many who were forced to wait outside.
Footage emerged on social media of fans facing chaos outside the stadium after finding their tickets had vanished from the FIFA app on their phones. There were questions of whether the kick-off would be delayed, but the game went ahead as planned at 4pm local time (1pm GMT).
