A shot in the arm: pubs to sell 15m pints when England play Senegal

Publicans hard hit by a series of crises are hoping the Three Lions will go far at the Qatar World Cup

A nation will hold its breath on Sunday as England play Senegal in the knockout stages of the World Cup in Qatar, and nowhere more so than in the country's pubs.

An industry that has been battered by a toxic cocktail of rocketing energy bills, food inflation, staff shortages, rising wages and rail strikes is pinning its hopes on progress for England in the tournament providing a much-needed boost.