also paul pogba who is out and you will remember he is one of the key players when france won in 2018. did not even come to qatar. it is an embarrassment of riches when they come to the french team, they have kilian mbappe and others, a really strong side taking on the socceroos. they say everyone is welcome at this world cup, birds some welsh fans were told they were stopped from wearing rainbow coloured bucket hats at the stadium. rory mcallister, his years here, very well known figure in wales, a gay woman, she said she was told she cannot wear the hat for wales in the opener against. wales in the opener it was told she cannot wear the hat for wales in the opener it is said it will be taken up with fifa, but the
shall we order some of the bucket hats? and it ll be a tense lunch break for many this afternoon, as england start their campaign when they take on iran at1 o clock. mike bushell is at a primary school in north yorkshire this morning, gareth southgate is there. i am lookin: gareth southgate is there. i am looking forward gareth southgate is there. i am looking forward to gareth southgate is there. i am looking forward to prince - gareth southgate is there. i .n looking forward to prince and salmon for lunch. this is a school of super fan tess. eight years old because she supported the lionesses. she became a nation s favourite for higher renditions of suite caroline. i hope people have understanding bosses who will let people watch the match. the bell tolling before they
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tone takes over this tournament. they ve got to get involved and get on with it to win it. let s see if we can go all the way with it. next up, it s the united states on friday night. danjohnson, dan johnson, bbc news, danjohnson, bbc news, manchester. in true welsh spirit, 1500 fans in song. a sea of bucket hats, so synonymous with the red wall, all ready for the first game in a generation. the excitement for this moment evident. we re not here to make up the numbers, we are here to make history, make a moment and make something special out of what we have got the opportunity for. massive achievement for wales, and just look at this tonight, it s going to be a hell of a night if we get there. excitement quickly turned into anxiety as the us dominated and scored.