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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Steven Morris in Swansea

‘I’m so proud’: Welsh fans revel in first World Cup game since 1958

A chilly wind whipped across the bay, ruffling the roof of the giant marquee that had materialised on the edge of Singleton Park, but the atmosphere inside couldn’t have been warmer as the Swansea section of the “Red wall” roared their support for the Welsh football team.

“Amazing, isn’t it?” said diehard supporter Paul Cullen, 34, drinking in the sights and sounds of a vibrant fan park with his three young sons, all of whom play for the Swansea academy. “This competition is massive for Wales. We are the smallest nation in our group but that doesn’t mean a thing when you have fight and passion and belief. I love it.”

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