England’s WAGs are so confident their boys will beat minnows Slovakia that they have booked jets for the quarter-finals

England’s WAGs are so confident their men will beat Slovakia today that they have booked private jets to visit them after the game.

Some are flying from Manchester to the game in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, and then chartered the plane for Tuesday to take them to the team hotel in Blankenhain.

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A source told the Sun on Sunday: “They are flying to Germany for the match but as it is a knockout stage there is obviously no guarantee that England will still be in the Euros after the final whistle.

“But they are confident that their men can do the business.

“The return flight has already been booked to take them to the England camp.

“They don’t expect the team to lose today.

“It’s been a long road, with all the traveling, but they are hugely supportive and love spending as much time as they can with the players.”

As the WAGs fly across Germany to the team camp at the luxury Weimarer Land hotel and spa, it is thought England star Phil Foden could be heading in the opposite direction, back to England.

The 24-year-old returned home on Wednesday to be by partner Rebecca Cooke’s side as she gave birth to a boy, her third child.

He then returned to camp to resume training ahead of today’s game, but is believed to be planning another brief visit home should England reach the quarter-finals on Saturday.

Foden – the Premier League’s player of the year – already has children Ronnie, four, and True, one, with childhood sweetheart Rebecca, 22.

Players’ families have had the opportunity to visit the team camp after each match to date.

But the remote location of the five-star hotel complex in Blankenhain means the total distance covered in the group stage was around 5,200 kilometers.

The FA provided a day of family fun after the second game, with bouncy castles and burger trucks.

An FA source confirmed that any families who want to visit after today’s game – should England win – will be welcome.

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It turns out fans are ready for a beer and barbecue celebration today as they pray the Three Lions finally get the Euro party started after a dull start to the tournament.

Supermarkets saw a huge increase in sales of drinks, barbecues and burgers before the game.

Fans will drink around 32 million pints today – six million more than a normal Sunday – giving pubs a £28.8 million boost.

At home, an expected television audience of around 16 million will tune in, with thousands more watching in bars and fan zones.

Asda saw barbecue sales soar 44% and sold almost 400,000 burgers.

Tesco is hoping this weekend will be its best for barbecue sales of the year.

Tens of thousands of English fans are in Gelsenkirchen for today’s game.

Only 6,500 tickets were made available to England by UEFA, but Three Lions fans are expected to occupy around three-quarters of the ground.

Tesco worker Alan Pearcy, 51, from Newcastle, said: “If you look at the last few euros it was very similar.

“We started playing poorly, but then we got better.”

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