England fans miss kick-off in Qatar amid ‘two-hour’ queue for Iran game
Hundreds of seats remained empty as England kicked off against Iran at the Khalifa International Stadium on Monday, when both nations began their Qatar World Cup campaigns.
There were reports of a two-hour-long queue outside the stadium, with Fifa saying ‘ticketing issues’ were to blame.
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As a result of the queue, seemingly hundreds of seats were still empty as Gareth Southgate’s side began their World Cup with the Group B game against Iran.
This was following Sunday’s opening game of the tournament, where thousands of Qatar fans left at half-time as the host team entered the break with a 2-0 deficit against Ecuador.
I’m in Qatar trying to get into the England Iran match. I along with about 500 other people cannot get in because our tickets have vanished from the fifa app. Won’t accept email confirmation and no one is willing to help. #FIFAWorldCup pic.twitter.com/im8iIyxdOF
— Ali Azarian (@AlianoStaliano) November 21, 2022
Ecuador went on to win the Group A clash by the same scoreline.
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