Pubs will stay open until 2am tomorrow night as England take on Norway in the World Cup as fans are expected to drink 42million pints.
Around 22million people – one in three of the population – are estimated to stay up late to watch England’s World Cup quarter-final, which kicks off at 10pm.
As the heatwave continues across Britain, bars raced to stock up on beer for what is predicted to be their busiest night since England’s 2018 World Cup semi-final, larger than the Euro 2024 final on a Sunday, the 2022 World Cup in winter and the Euro 2020 final amid Covid.
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