Fans descend on Volgograd ahead of England’s World Cup opener

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Anticipation of England’s World Cup kick-off was building in the city of Volgograd on Monday.

Fans, many of whom had long-winded and expensive journeys, were still arriving in the city, formerly known as Stalingrad.

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Fans in front of the Mamayev Kurgan in Volgograd (Owen Humphreys/PA)

The group, along with deputy British ambassador Lindsay Skoll, gathered in the Hall of Military Glory at Mamayev Kurgan.

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