RETRO: 2006 World Cup fever comes to Boston (IN PICTURES)

Here is a selection of photographs from The Standard's archives for June 2006, showing the Boston area getting involved in the excitement of that year’s World Cup.

Sven-Göran Eriksson was the manager; David Beckham the captain.

Other players included: Gary Neville, Ashley Cole, Steven Gerrard, Rio Ferdinand, John Terry, Frank Lampard, Wayne Rooney, Michael Owen and Peter Crouch.

5. 2006 World Cup fever in Boston

Here, the game is being watched in The Eagle, in West Street. Photo: Boston Standard

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The pub ran out of lager towards the end of the match and a special trip to Lincoln was needed to re-stock. Photo: Boston Standard

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The result - though not particularly emphatic - was an improvement on the start of the 2002 World Cup campaign, when England drew with Sweden 1-1. Photo: Boston Standard

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In this next group of photos we see England fans in Boston cheering their side to a 2-0 victory over Trinidad and Tobago. Photo: Boston Standard