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England fans descend on Dusseldorf as supporters faced with mad ticket scramble

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England are looking to reach the Euros semi-final stage for a second tournament in succession and will have to beat Switzerland on Saturday evening as Three Lions fans descend on Dusseldorf



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England fever is overwhelming Dusseldorf ahead of the Three Lions’ Euro 2024 quarter-final clash against Switzerland on Saturday evening.

Gareth Southgate’s side have yet to set the tournament alight and scraped into the final eights teams with an extra-time win over Slovakia. Supporters’ spirits have been anything but dampened however with the England faithful rushing to Germany amid a mad scramble for tickets.




Dusseldorf’s old town transformed into a 1980s disco on Saturday, as English voices bleated out Soft Cell’s “Tainted Love”, Dexy Midnight Runners “Come on Eileen” and Queen’s “We are the champions”. Expectations are clearly still high as Harry Kane and co look to navigate their way past the Swiss.

The enthusiasm to be part of England’s journey has seen fans turn up still hoping to land tickets for the clash. Unsurprisingly they are difficult to find and don’t come cheap when they are discovered.

Alan Sharpe, 53, from Stoke-on-Trent, spent the morning looking for sought-after match tickets. He said: “I’m here with a mate but we’ve had no luck with tickets so far.


“The resale websites are asking for £500. It’s legalized touting. I’ve been asking around among other England fans in case there are spares but they are like gold dust.

“Worst case scenario we’ll watch in a bar or on the big screen. It will still be a decent atmosphere. I love following England away. It’s a great laugh and it’s fun mixing with fellas from other teams.”

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