On the long walk around the Al Bayt Stadium to the chaotic Uber car park after England’s win over Senegal, the conversation said it all.
In front of me were two women and a man, all of a certain age, all of them bearing either England hats or T-shirts. The walk had been a long one and they were, understandably, beginning to tire.
A concerned fellow England fan turned to them, asking if they were all right.
