Posts tagged FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup
About Ukraine… They came to Cardiff bearing blue and yellow flags with assorted messages: from the names of devastated home towns and simple words in support of their army, to the more pointed ‘Russian war ship go f*ck yourself’. They wore traditional dress and included the very young and the old. They chanted the names […]
Last month I photographed the Wales national football team’s final group qualification matches for the 2022 World Cup, against Belarus and Belgium. The win and draw determined that Wales would have a home tie in the semi-final of their World Cup play-off against Austria in March 2022. And if they win that match, another home […]
England elimination – 2010
22nd June 2014
by Mark Hawkins
The 2010 World Cup in South Africa found me approaching the end of nearly three years living in London. After the heartache of Germany 2006 I never entertained going to South Africa for the tournament four years later, despite tracking and trailing big cats there the summer before. On the tournament’s opening day I happened […]
England elimination 2006
15th June 2014
by Mark Hawkins
Central Berlin football feature at the Brandenburg Gate Back in 2005 I was a committed football fan. Knowing the World Cup was coming closer to the UK than since 1990 and wouldn’t be back in Europe any time soon, I joined the official England supporters’ club. The dream was to get tickets for the 2006 […]