Thousands of England fans set for gruelling 15-hour journey to Georgia for DR Congo game

Thousands of England fans set for gruelling 15-hour journey to Georgia for DR Congo game Some England fans who watched the win against Panama in New Jersey now must travel the 900 miles to Georgia for the clash with DR Congo - that's a gruelling 15-hour drive The Three Lions army of supporters is starting to head down to Atlanta as their dreams of World Cup glory continues. Some of them are making the 900-mile trip to Georgia by road - a gruelling 15 hour drive. Others scrambled to book flights - which immediately trebled in price after the 2-0 win over Panama. There was great excitement as England’s path to glory is now finally known. If they beat Congo they will then travel to Mexico City where a mouth-watering match awaits - probably against the host country Mexico. The match would be played in the same stadium as Diego Maradona scored his infamous ‘Hand of God’ goal in 1986. A victory there would mean a potential quarter final against Brazil awaits in Miami. England superfan Neal Weekes, 61, said: “We’re through - that’s all that matters now. Lets up hope we’re back in New York to see Harry Kane lift the trophy in three weeks time. It wasn’t a great performance on Saturday but we’re on our way. Atlanta and Congo here we come." 'I don’t think England He’s flying down to Atlanta via a quick visit to the capital of country music Nashville. Sunderland fans Mark Chapman and Peter Robinson have loved the World Cup so far. Peter, 69, a retired British Airways ramp worker is at his 11th tournament. His first was in Spain in 1982 and he was in the Azteca stadium when Maradona scored the ‘Hand of God’ goal. Peter said: “I don’t think England can win it but I think we can make the quarter or semi finals. At least there won’t be any Maradona style controversy now with VAR around. We didn’t even know it was handball until we got back to the hotel after the game - we assumed it was a header!” Mark, 64, a retired financial vice president is at his second tournament. He said: “It’s been a brilliant World Cup so far. The stadiums, the fans and the American people have been great.” The TV viewing figures for the Panama match were released night. A peak of 13.76 million viewers tuned in to watch. The figure was achieved across ITV, STV, ITVX and STV Player for the game. The match secured an 80% share of TV viewing at its peak. It is a 1.7 million drop from the team's opening clash against Croatia, which peaked at 15.4 million viewers, although kick-off for Saturday night's game was at 10pm rather than 8pm. The previous England match against Ghana, which ended in a goalless draw, saw a peak audience of 15.4 million tune in, with the figure achieved across BBC One and iPlayer. King Charlessincere commiserations' In a statement King Charles offered his "sincere commiserations" to Scotland after they were knocked out of the World Cup. Charles paid tribute to the "joy" the Scottish team brought to the nation. The message read: "To the players, outgoing manager and support staff of Scotland’s football team, I would like to offer you my sincere commiserations on exiting the World Cup. "While I know what a huge disappointment this will be – just as it is for New Zealand, who didn't make it through this time and have my similar sympathies – I hope you may be able to return home with proud hearts for the joy you have given to so many in having qualified for the first time in over 25 years. "I fear that traditional sporting rivalries mean it may be too much to hope that the devoted tartan army of yours will now cheer with full voice for the three other realms still in contention, but my wife and I nonetheless wish England, Australia and Canada the very best of luck for the battles ahead." Gianni Infantino FIFA president Gianni Infantino has been criticised for jetting 31,000 miles between World Cup matches in a fortnight - after pledging to cut climate-crippling emissions. He has made 27 flights between cities across tournament co-hosts the US, Mexico and Canada to watch 24 games. In FIFA’s sustainability and human rights strategy for the World Cup he said: “Whether we speak about climate, human rights, diseases or disabilities, we are committed to play our part.” But BBC investigators who tracked the flightpaths of a private jet linked to FIFA and Infantino said the climate impact of its travel in a fortnight was equivalent to that of 78 people over a year. Infantino has attended two matches a day several times during the tournament's group stage - often in cities hundreds of miles apart. On some days he has taken three separate flights