Around one in six football fans are planning to back England at Wembley during their World Cup qualifying campaign despite rising match day costs, according to a new survey released today (October 9th).
Virgin Money's Football Fans' Inflation Index revealed recently that the expenses associated with attending a match increased by 21 per cent in the past three months, passing the £100 barrier for the first time.
However, research conducted by the Football Fans Census for the company has now found that fans plan to support Fabio Capello's men on the road to South Africa, a claim backed up by the fact that Wembley is sold out for Saturday's clash with Kazakhstan.
Virgin Money's Scott Mowbray said: "The Croatia result restored faith in the national team following the European Championship qualification failure and some pretty depressing results in the early days of Fabio Capello's reign.
"Despite the rising costs of supporting football it appears the national team still is a big draw and to some extent transcends club loyalties."
The survey also revealed that Tottenham fans are the most likely to head to Wembley this year (24 per cent), with West Ham, Fulham, Liverpool, Stoke, West Brom and Newcastle fans all showing high levels of support.
Bolton fans (11 per cent) were the least likely to be making the trip down to London for England games.
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