A football fan who has taken a large homemade flag to eight FIFA World Cups is "living his best life" after witnessing England beat tournament co-hosts Mexico.
Paul Green, 68, a retired print worker from Upwell, Norfolk, close to the Cambridgeshire border, first took his distinctive Wisbech flag, adorned with the St George's Cross and Norwich City emblems, to the World Cup in Spain in 1982.
Green and his trusty flag, which he estimates has travelled "around 50,000 miles" (80,000km) in 44 years, have been to all five England fixtures at the 2026 competition.
He has spent ÂŁ9,000 pre-booking tickets for all potential England games. "As long as they keep winning, I will be there," he added.
Optimistically, his flight home is scheduled for two days after the final.
Green paid tribute to an exceptional team performance by England.
"To beat Mexico in their own back yard was just unbelievable and every one of those players were heroes," he said.
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The Mexican fans were so passionate about the match, he was apprehensive about what would happen if England won.
"I had no need to worry, as they were so gracious in defeat and they bought us beers, tequila and they partied the night away with us," he added.
Green said he was off to Cancun for a couple of beach days, then on to Miami for Saturday's quarter-final against Norway.
"It's coming home, unless it's not, just believe," he said.
Paul Green, 68, a retired print worker from Upwell, Norfolk, close to the Cambridgeshire border, first took his distinctive Wisbech flag, adorned with the St George's Cross and Norwich City emblems, to the World Cup in Spain in 1982.
Green and his trusty flag, which he estimates has travelled "around 50,000 miles" (80,000km) in 44 years, have been to all five England fixtures at the 2026 competition.
He has spent ÂŁ9,000 pre-booking tickets for all potential England games. "As long as they keep winning, I will be there," he added.
Optimistically, his flight home is scheduled for two days after the final.
Green paid tribute to an exceptional team performance by England.
"To beat Mexico in their own back yard was just unbelievable and every one of those players were heroes," he said.
More from Cambridgeshire
The Mexican fans were so passionate about the match, he was apprehensive about what would happen if England won.
"I had no need to worry, as they were so gracious in defeat and they bought us beers, tequila and they partied the night away with us," he added.
Green said he was off to Cancun for a couple of beach days, then on to Miami for Saturday's quarter-final against Norway.
"It's coming home, unless it's not, just believe," he said.
