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Dylan James

Lone Wales fan belts out Welsh anthem at huge English fan zone amid boos

Footage has emerged of a Welsh football fan getting booed as he sang the national anthem at a fan zone in Manchester.

Wales were knocked out of the World Cup by England on Tuesday evening, losing 3-0 to Gareth Southgate's side, who topped the group.

Welshman Harri Rawlings attended the Road To Victory fan zone at Depot Mayfield in Manchester for the fixture. Depot is a well-known music venue, and is Europe's largest fan zone with a capacity of over 6,000.

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As the chorus for Mae Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau rings in, England fans flick up two fingers in the background and a cacophony of jeering ensues. Another spectator begins a w****r chant before the video ends.

Rawlings told the Manchester Evening News that he had been unable to get tickets for a fan zone local to him in North Wales, so decided to travel to Manchester to watch instead.

England finished top of group B, and will play Senegal in the round of 16 on Sunday at 7PM.

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