ENGLAND FANS SPEND £30m IN SEMI-FINAL DASH

ENGLAND supporters could spend as much as £30m to cheer on the team against Croatia tomorrow night.

The English FA is expecting an influx of 10,000 fans into Moscow for the semi-final.

Tickets were still available for about £650 on the internet yesterday, although that figure will rise as the match approaches. Together with flights and accommodation, some supporters face a bill of about £3,000 to watch the match.

The fans who can afford to make the last-minute dash to Moscow are set to find unlikely allies when they arrive. Many locals were annoyed after Croatia defender Domagoj Vida and scout Ognjen Vukojevic filmed themselves in the dressing room after the victory over Russia celebrating and shouting “Glory to Ukraine”. Vukojevic was sacked, while Vida escaped with a warning after apologising for the incident, insisting it was a joke. Jordan Henderson trained yesterday, despite suffering a tight hamstring against Sweden, and goalkeeper Jordan Pickford has recovered from a sore thumb. Jamie Vardy is fit to take a place on the substitutes’