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Wales fans take over Dubai hotel with brilliant singing as the Red Wall arrive for the World Cup

The Red Wall has landed. Wales fans started to fly into the Middle East in numbers on Saturday, some 48 hours before the country's first World Cup match since 1958.

And as expected, they are already in fine voice. And even with a new chant.

Read more: One of Qatar's biggest buildings has been lit up with a giant Welsh flag and it looks incredible

A large number of Wales fans have decided to stay in Dubai for the tournament due to accommodation being cheaper and alcohol being easier to obtain.

At the Hotel RIU Dubai staff were said to be initially taken aback by the crowd. But in true Red Wall style they soon won over the locals, with the hotel even playing the Welsh national anthem for their new visitors.

Wales fans have unleashed a new chant for right back Conor Roberts before the World Cup.

Sang to the tune of Abba's Voulez Vous the lyrics are:

"Voulez Vous, Conor Roberts on the right, and he plays in red and white, and he's f****** dynamite.

Football fans based in Dubai will use shuttle flights put on by tournament organisers to bus in and out of Qatar on matchdays.

Meanwhile many of the 3,000 expected Wales fans started arriving in Doha on Saturday with many more touching down on Sunday ahead of Monday night's historic match against USA.

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