UK's struggling pubs pin their hopes on England reaching World Cup final with £275m in beer up for grabs

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Thomas Tuchel ’s England team is set to prove a World Cup winner for the nation’s pubs. After all the build-up, the footballing phenomenon finally kicks off on Thursday - and fans are hoping for success on the pitch to lift the country's gloom. Pubs are set to serve a bumper 55 million extra pints - if captain Harry Kane and England make it to the World Cup final, that is. For each pub across the country, that translates to the average venue selling an additional 1,240 pints, or an extra 14