Hyde Park to screen World Cup semi-final: how to get tickets

Up to 30,000 fans will be able to watch England match on the big screen via open ballot

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England fans watch the Colombia World Cup match on a big screen in London
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Hyde Park is to welcome as many as 30,000 of London’s football fans for a live big-screen broadcast of England’s World Cup semi-final match on Wednesday.

The news was revealed today by Labour MP Rosena Allin-Khan, the shadow minister for sport, who on Saturday wrote an open letter to Theresa May urging the government to help local authorities around the country cover the costs of setting up outdoor screenings of the match.

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