Pub pint sales are expected to jump 75% for England’s semi-final clash against Argentina.

Up to 26 million fans are expected to tune in to watch England's semi-final battle with Argentina - with the 8pm kick-off forecast to deliver a bonanza for pubs

Landlords are preparing for record crowds to watch the game as the Three Lions face down the South Americans at 8pm tomorrow.

Pub pint sales are expected to jump 75% for England’s semi-final clash against Argentina.

Millions are expected to go out to pubs to watch the crunch World Cup game

Overall “margins are getting squeezed because it is a tough time for pubs right now,” one pub owner told NBC News.

England fans sang their hearts out last night as they packed bars and clubs in their hundreds ahead of the crunch World Cup semi-final against Argentina.

Fans were nervously gripping their pints at the half way mark when both teams remained goalless despite 19 fouls being committed.

Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to head to the pub for tonight’s historic game

For England’s long-suffering fans, a semi-final exit at the hands of Lionel Messi’s Argentina comes with a familiar sense of expectations crushed.