Sam Todd reflects on the much-loved late monarch's involvement in the beautiful game

Unforgettable: The Queen presents the Jules Rimet Trophy to England skipper Bobby Moore in 1966

With its switch from summer to winter, in a country which was awarded the tournament in dubious circumstances and whose culture is alien to most supporters, Qatar 2022 always promised to be a disorienting World Cup.
From an England perspective, there’s another change to get used to when the Three Lions line up against Iran on November 21 at the Khalifa International Stadium as, following the death of Elizabet...