'We cannot wait to see England play at World Cup'

England fans heading to the World Cup have said they cannot wait to watch the football.

Waiting for a flight at Gatwick Airport to the US, Andrew and Kelly and their 10-year-old son Christian told the BBC they thought the Three Lions would do “really well”.

“I hope they bring it home,” said Christian.

The family, from Stockport, will spend a week in Las Vegas and then watch the England-Ghana game in Boston on 23 June.

“It’s going to be a once-in-a-lifetime trip, especially as I am bringing my son with me,” said Andrew.

“It does not matter how much the cost is as long as we enjoy it.”

‘Sixty years of hurting’

Emeline, from Corby, said she was “over the moon” to be heading to the World Cup with her family. Matches are being played in the US, Mexico and Canada.

“It’s been on my bucket list for the last 30 years to watch an England game,” she said.

“I am very happy we get to enjoy this as a family,” added her husband Norbert.

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Also speaking to BBC Radio Sussex at Gatwick Airport, the trio said they would be watching England’s match against Croatia in Dallas on Wednesday.

“I think England have a really strong squad this year,” said Emeline. “But I have been saying that for years.”

“It has been 60 years of hurting,” she added.

However, Emeline’s daughter Savannah said she was most excited about the food.

“America has so many things I have wanted to try since I was little,” she said.

“I have been dying to go to Target since I was eight.”

George Dolce, a US citizen who studies in the UK, said he had just returned from watching a match in his home country.

“It was amazing,” he told BBC Radio Sussex. “The crowd was electric.

“It was like nothing I have ever seen.”

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