World Cup – New York Feature https://nyfeature.com Featuring Stories From New York City and World Tue, 30 Jan 2024 17:01:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://nyfeature.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-0B061D30-5439-476A-80A3-2EEB921FE404-32x32.jpeg World Cup – New York Feature https://nyfeature.com 32 32 The Three Lions’ finest World Cup start was greeted with drinks in England and shouts in Qatar. https://nyfeature.com/sports/the-three-lions-finest-world-cup-start-was-greeted-with-drinks-in-england-and-shouts-in-qatar/ https://nyfeature.com/sports/the-three-lions-finest-world-cup-start-was-greeted-with-drinks-in-england-and-shouts-in-qatar/#respond Tue, 22 Nov 2022 08:12:15 +0000 https://nyfeature.com/?p=1806 England and Wales, who were competing in the finals for the first time since 1958, came to a standstill as supporters left work to go to the bar and teachers turned on TVs to watch the game.

The audience appeared less boisterous than normal for a major game since alcohol sales were prohibited in the area of Khalifa International Stadium where England and Iran played. The estimated 10,000 England supporters in Doha were nonetheless quite excited as Gareth Southgate’s squad easily defeated them 6-2, despite that.

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