Card payments go down leaving England fans thirsty as they support the Three Lions from pubs at home

English fans who flocked to support the national team at the World Cup this evening were disappointed due to a disruption in card payments.

Payment processing company Worldpay confirmed there were outages at some card terminals; Frustrated customers have shared similar experiences online of being left empty-handed when they went to pay.

One devastated football fan who couldn’t buy his beer wrote to he said.

Earlier, England fans had flocked to pubs and fan zones across the country as the Three Lions made their debut against Ghana.

Despite the 9pm midweek kick-off, eager fans wore England jerseys and hats; some painted St George’s face while others proudly waved flags.

The score remained 0-0 in the first half; England were unable to break their resolute defense after an impressive defeat of Croatia in the first leg.

Commenting on the payment disruption during the match, broadcaster Adam Brooks wrote on

Andrew Mancey said: ‘Worldpay affected by power grid outage! Oops.. this will probably hit the bars during England’s World Cup match.. not ideal!’

…But the fans were left with their heads in their hands as England failed to capitalize on an early chance.

But some keen fans were unable to purchase their pints after Worldpay confirmed they were experiencing an outage

Others joined her frustrations in the comments, adding that they couldn’t pay at places like Tesco or Lidl.

Dan wrote to Joseph X: ‘@Tesco is there a problem with the site tonight? ‘The website and app cannot receive a new order’.

Another said: ‘Payments appear to have stopped across the UK due to an outage with Worldpay, they say it’s a power grid issue.

‘I tried to pay for my weekly grocery shopping online but I couldn’t; Many people are also experiencing problems in UK stores.’

They added that they wondered ‘whether some infrastructure has been affected by the heat’, citing this week’s potentially record-breaking heatwave as much of the south of England soared into the upper 30s.

However, some online users have confirmed that they can now pay with Worldpay. Tesco, Lidl and Worldpay have been contacted for comment.

Worldpay wrote online: ‘Third party power outage is affecting transaction authorizations across multiple Worldpay platforms. Some transactions may be rejected or result in an error.

‘Power has been restored and Worldpay technical resources continue to work to recover all affected platforms and restore service.’

Two women proudly displayed the red, white and blue flag in Newcastle’s Times Square

England fans cheer in Manchester ahead of England’s second group match at the World Cup

Meanwhile, in London, fans packed into Wembley’s Boxpark, overlooked by the national stadium

Some spectators brought vuvuzelas to outdoor tables in Newcastle during England’s match against Ghana

While others sit at tables full of beer to encourage the Three Lions

There were people painting St George’s face in support of the national team, which last won the tournament 60 years ago.

And at Boxpark in London, national colors were in abundance; As crowds gathered to watch the match, he knew that a win would almost certainly ensure England’s exit from the group.

Some even wore wreaths to support the team for which Tuchel made two changes from the match against Croatia.

For others, the joy continued; Enthusiastic fans were seen blowing vuvuzelas in support of the England team and cheering when the Three Lions took to the field.

Newcastle’s Times Square, Manchester’s Depot Mayfield and London’s Boxpark, overlooked by Wembley stadium, were packed with football fans.

England’s Three Lions cruised into the World Cup with a fine 4-2 win over Croatia in Dallas last week and can now almost guarantee qualification tonight if they win in Boston.

Tuchel and his assistant Anthony Barry were unhappy with their team’s performance against Croatia, which saw them slip two clear in the first half, but England fired back after the break to put their rivals behind.

Tuchel has since made two changes from the side that beat Croatia, dropping John Stones and Nico O’Reilly in favor of Marc Guehi and Djed Spence.

In the first half, 22-year-old England star Jude Bellingham got into a fight with Ghana coach Carlos Queiroz. England’s second World Cup match

It’s unclear what caused the confrontation, but both player and coach were held back by their players, and Morgan Rogers, Bellingham’s close friend and vying for a spot on the team, stepped in to restrain his teammate.

Photographers captured the 73-year-old former assistant manager of Manchester United shouting at Bellingham after the half-time whistle blew.