England fans were left frustrated as they flocked to support the national side in the World Cup this evening as card payments were disrupted by an outage.

Payment processing company Worldpay is reporting outages at some of their card terminals, with frustrated customers online sharing similar experiences of being left empty-handed when they go to pay.

The company said: ‘A third-party power outage is affecting transaction authorizations on multiple Worldpay platforms. Some transactions may be declined or result in an error.

‘Power has been restored and Worldpay technical resources are continuing to work to recover all affected platforms and restore service.’

Earlier England fans flooded into pubs and fan zones across the country as the Three Lions kicked off against Ghana.

Despite the midweek 9pm kickoff, fans flocked to pubs across the country, many sporting England shirts and hats.

Some donned St George’s cross facepaint while others proudly waved flags.

After a convincing 4-2 win against Croatia in Dallas last week, Thomas Tuchel’s men could virtually guarantee qualification this evening with a win in Boston.

Their final group stage fixture is on Saturday in New Jersey against Panama.

 Newcastle’s Times Square, Depot Mayfield in Manchester and London’s Boxpark, overlooked by Wembley stadium, were packed with Three Lions fans. 

Tuchel made two changes from the side that triumphed over Croatia, dropping John Stones and Nico O’Reilly in favour of Marc Guehi and Djed Spence.

The tie was still at a stalemate as half time beckoned. 

England fans chanted in Manchester before England’s second group game of the World Cup

Three Lions fans sported a variety of shirts as the team prepared to kick off against Ghana in Boston

Two women proudly displayed a red, white and blue flag in Newcastle’s Times Square

Meanwhile in London, fans packed into Wembley’s Boxpark, overlooked by the national stadium

Boxpark was rocking as the game kicked off on the east coast of the US…

…But fans were left with their heads in their hands as England failed to convert an early chance

Some spectators brought vuvuzelas to the outdoor tables in Newcastle as England kicked off against Ghana

While others took to the beer-lined tables themselves to spur on the Three Lions

There were those who donned St George’s cross facepaint in support of the national team, who last won the tournament 60 years ago

And the national colours were in plentiful supply at London’s Boxpark as crowds gathered to watch the match knowing a win could virtually seal England’s qualification from the group

Some even sported garlands to support the team, to which Tuchel made two changes from the Croatia game