World Cup 2022: England and Wales braced for tournament openers
"We have taken our supporters on a fantastic journey over the last few years," said Southgate.
Now, Southgate and his players want to take England fans on another journey as they bid to end 56 years of hurt in the World Cup. "Our country is going through a difficult time as we speak," Southgate added. "Life has been difficult for our people - we are going through an economic recession - and we want a journey that brings them real happiness."When Wales were knocked out of the 1958 World Cup quarter-finals by a 17-year-old Pele and eventual winners Brazil, few would have predicted it would take them 64 years to grace football's biggest stage for the second time.
An estimated 3,000 Wales fans have travelled to Qatar. Those who couldn't make it will have to create the atmosphere in living rooms and pubs up and down the country on Monday evening."Schools are going to stop to watch our games [Wales' second group match, against Iran, kicks off at 10:00 GMT]. It's one of those moments which is a massive piece of history, something we have wanted," said Bale, who also captained Wales at Euro 2020.
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