There was agony and ecstasy on show at Europe’s largest World Cup fan zone as England beat a devastated Wales side 3-0. And it was even sweeter that it was a victory made here in Manchester.
Road To Victory, in Mayfield Depot, hosted thousands of Three Lions fans in their final group game. The match was the first-ever all-British World Cup fixture, and saw England progress as Group B winners and Wales eliminated from the tournament.
It has further fuelled expectations that this may well be England’s year to end decades of hurt. The scenes of sheer euphoria in Manchester, more than 3,000 miles from the pitch in Qatar, show just how welcome that would be.
