My World Cup diary: sing when you're winning, sailors on parade and an evolving nation

By Richard Steer2022-12-06T07:00:00

Richard Steer soaking up the atmosphere in Qatar’s Al Bayt Stadium as he watches England storm to victory over Senegal

So we come to the final 16 of the 2022 World Cup and I find myself once again in the Al Bayt Stadium, this time for England v Senegal. There seem to be many more England fans, they are in good voice and the stadium, which is the second largest for the World Cup in Qatar, is buzzing.

The Senegalese crowd are resplendent in their green and yellow match attire but drowned out by England fans, who seem to have doubled in number from the Wales match that I attended last week. The noise levels are deafening.

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