England fans have been left frustrated as they flocked to support the national side in the World Cup this evening as card payments are being disrupted by an outage.
Payment processing company Worldpay confirmed outages at some of their card terminals, with frustrated customers online sharing similar experiences of being left empty-handed when they went to pay.
One devastated football fan who was unable to purchase his pint wrote on X that ‘you could not make this up’, while another said ‘this will have most likely hit pubs during Englands World Cup match.. not ideal!’
Earlier, England fans flooded into pubs and fan zones across the country as the Three Lions kicked off against Ghana.
Despite the midweek 9pm kickoff, eager fans donned England shirts and hats, with some bearing St George’s cross face paint while others proudly waved flags.
At half time, the score remained 0-0 as England struggled to break down a stubborn Ghana side.
In reference to the payment disruption during the match, broadcaster Adam Brooks wrote on X: ‘Unbelievable… busy England game and @Worldpay_Global goes down on card terminals… Multiple sectors reporting issues of terminals down.’
Andrew Mancey said: ‘Worldpay hit by a power grid outage ! Whoops.. this will have most likely hit pubs during Englands World Cup match.. not ideal!’
London’s Boxpark Wembley was rocking as the game kicked off on the east coast of the US…
…But fans were left with their heads in their hands as England failed to convert an early chance
However, some eager fans were unable to purchase their pints after Worldpay confirmed they were experiencing an outage
Others joined his frustrations in the comments, adding that they were unable to pay in places like Tesco or Lidl.
Dan Joseph wrote on X: ‘@Tesco is there something up with the site tonight? Webpage and app both failing to check out a new order’.
Another said: ‘Payment processing seems down across the UK due to an outage at Worldpay, they’re saying it’s a power grid issue.
‘Tried to pay for weekly grocery shop online and was unable to, lots of people having issues in stores across the UK too.’
They added that they wondered ‘if some infrastructure is being affected by the heat?’, in reference to this week’s potentially record breaking heatwave, with much of the south of England hitting high 30s.
However, some users online have since confirmed that they can now pay with Worldpay. Tesco, Lidl and Worldpay have been contacted for comment.
Worldpay wrote online: ‘A third-party power outage is affecting transaction authorizations on multiple Worldpay platforms. Some transactions may be declined or result in an error.
‘Power has been restored and Worldpay technical resources are continuing to work to recover all affected platforms and restore service.’
Two women proudly displayed a red, white and blue flag in Newcastle’s Times Square
England fans chanted in Manchester before England’s second group game of the World Cup
Meanwhile in London, fans packed into Wembley’s Boxpark, overlooked by the national stadium
Some spectators brought vuvuzelas to the outdoor tables in Newcastle as England kicked off against Ghana
While others took to the beer-lined tables themselves to spur on the Three Lions
There were those who donned St George’s cross facepaint in support of the national team, who last won the tournament 60 years ago
And the national colours were in plentiful supply at London’s Boxpark as crowds gathered to watch the match knowing a win could virtually seal England’s qualification from the group
Some even sported garlands to support the team, to which Tuchel made two changes from the Croatia game
For others, the jubilation continued – enthusiastic fans were seen blowing vuvuzelas in support of the England team and cheering as the Three Lions stepped onto the pitch.
Newcastle’s Times Square, Depot Mayfield in Manchester and London’s Boxpark, overlooked by Wembley stadium, were packed with Three Lions fans.
Tuchel made two changes from the side that triumphed over Croatia, dropping John Stones and Nico O’Reilly in favour of Marc Guehi and Djed Spence.
After a convincing 4-2 win against Croatia in Dallas last week, Thomas Tuchel’s team could virtually guarantee qualification this evening if they win in Boston.
Their final group stage fixture is on Saturday in New Jersey against Panama.
