Football fans following England or Scotland in this summer’s World Cup can now count on celebrating or commiserating in the pub after more of their big matches in the knockout stages – after the government announced a further tweak to licensing rules in England and Wales.
The Home Office had already ruled that pubs could open beyond their usual hours around some matches, to take account of the wide range of kick-off times at the tournament, which is being played in the US, Canada and Mexico this June and July.
But in a small change, it has now confirmed that this will now apply even for matches which are screened earlier in the evening, which England and Scotland are guaranteed in their first knockout match if either wins their respective group.
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