WALES 0 - ENGLAND 1 (3rd Sept 2005) FIFA World Cup Group 6

Millenium Stadium, Cardiff

Not a long stay for us before or after this one, just a quick trip to the England Fans Village before the game, where there was one bar to cater for 7000 fans, and a long queue at the station afterwards. The Welsh didn't like losing, didn't like our National Anthem, and didn't like that we're going to Germany and they're not. But it was a fantastic atmosphere in the England end as we drowned out their booing, and then outsung them for the rest of the game, leaving everyone struggling to speak by half-time. Again not a great performance from England, who stopped attacking once 1-0 up, but still controlled the game and kept the Welsh down to just one meaningful chance. We keep getting away with these tactics against the poor teams, lets just hope they work or we have some better ones when the world class opposition come along.

The pre-match "village" near the castle - solitary bar just about visible behind hour long queue. Not many monuments around so we put the flag by this rally car Before finding it a prize spot at the top of the netting!
Goldie Lookin' Chain entertain the Beckhams with a pre-match version of "Your Missus is a Nutter". The teams line up for the anthems, the Welsh get ready to boo their own national anthem. 7000 English fans with 7000 flags outsing 63000 Welsh with 2 flags.
The Welsh anthem is greeted by inflatable sheep bouncing around the England fans England take the lead, and it soon becomes obvious there are more than 7000 England fans in the stadium, unable to contain their delight! The victorious dragon-slayers salute the travelling crowd.
The England section singing loud and proud How the game looked from the loser sections

 

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