FOOTBALL fever has spread to Croft.

Spectators flocked to Croft Youth Centre to watch England taking to the pitch for their first match in the World Cup.

The Olive Branch Community Church screened the event. Maria Brenchley from the church said: "We are an independent Methodist church, which set up in the village about five years ago.

"We decided to put the event on for families to give them somewhere else to go.

"It was a big success and we will definitely be showing the final on Sunday July 9."