We speak to England fans filling Kent pubs for World Cup 2026 quarter-final against Norway

Pubs across Kent are already filling up with football fans ready to watch England’s World Cup quarter-final tonight.

The Three Lions are taking on Norway for a place in the semi-final against either Argentina or Switzerland.

Kick-off is at 10pm - but pictures show the beer garden at the Nailbox in Cheriton, Folkestone, was already very busy by 7.30pm.

Meanwhile, fans at the Beauty of Bath in Sittingbourne have been giving KentOnline their score predictions.

All expect an England victory - but also that Norway’s prolific striker Erling Haaland will get on the scoresheet.

Meanwhile, more than 10,000 supporters from the UK are set to descend on the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, with England and Norway fans already creating a party atmosphere across South Beach.

Three Lions fans were enjoying themselves at the bars on Friday evening after Norway fans took part in their now-infamous row on the oceanfront.

Police back in the UK will no longer have to deal with an early hours screening of the game following the delayed 2am kick-off against Mexico.

The latest figures from the UK Football Policing Unit (UKFPU) showed there were 42 football-related arrests across the country during the round of 16 win, with officers responding to 223 football-related incidents.

The number of incidents responded to increased from 142 incidents during the previous match against the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Chief Constable Mark Roberts said: “The UKFPU is collating the information received from UK police forces, but the early indications are that there were significant numbers of calls to licenced premises, around violence and disorder, which can be attributed to the extended licensing hours.”

On South Beach on Friday, however, England supporters