Shiny happy people: England fans phone home from Russia with love | Shaun Walker

All roads lead to Moscow as England fans extend their summer holidays in the hunt for unimagined World Cup glory

It has been a long journey, and it’s not over yet. Whatever happens now, though, the hardcore England fans who have seen every game at this World Cup feel they can go home satisfied.

“Even if we go out on Wednesday, we’re happy,” said Craig MacDonald, an England fan from Sunderland who has been at all the games. “We’re playing good football, we’ve got a great manager and there’s a link between the squad and the fans, and we haven’t had that for years. At the end, when they all came out to applaud the fans and clap and dance, it was great to see that.”

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