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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Hannah Al-Othman North of England correspondent

‘I’ve got to get some sleep’: fans brave delays, a red card and a tense finish to cheer England into the final eight

England fans make facial expressions during a tense moment in the match against Mexico screened at Freight Island, Manchester
A tense moment for England fans in the World Cup match against Mexico screened at Freight Island, Manchester. Photograph: Asadour Guzelian/The Guardian

Manchester is up there with the greatest footballing cities in the world. But even here, the fans had hardly seen a game like it.

In the early hours of Monday morning, at Europe’s biggest World Cup fan park, as the final whistle blew after an agonising 11 minutes of injury time, the crowd cheered with a roar loud enough to wake anyone in Manchester still asleep.

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