Kick It Out

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 The flag is mine too.

🗣️ "Walking up to the stadium, talking to strangers, carrying a flag that also carried the logos of Kick It Out and the Football Supporters’ Association, I felt proud. Proud of the journey. Proud I was representing my country. Proud to be an England supporter with South Asian heritage who was not on the outside looking in, but right there in the middle of the World Cup, taking up space, backing England, being visible."

England fan Sash Patel reflects on his journey to the World Cup and what it means to be visible as a supporter with South Asian heritage.

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🤩 Some players carry expectation. The very best carry it and still deliver.

Jude Bellingham was amongst the scorers alongside Harry Kane and Marcus Rashford, as England win their opening match against Croatia.

Beyond the favourites and the final scorelines, the World Cup is a stage for history.

🇨🇻 Cape Verde held Spain to a draw on their World Cup debut.
🇨🇼 Curaçao scored their first-ever World Cup goal.
🇶🇦 Qatar earned their first-ever World Cup point.
🇦🇺 Nestory Irankunda became Australia's youngest-ever World Cup goalscorer.

Four stories that captured the spirit of football's biggest stage.