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Ian Mitchelmore

The cost of following Wales at the World Cup in Qatar has been revealed and it's staggering

Wales fans will fork out around £10,000 each to watch their country at this year's World Cup, research has revealed.

Rob Page's men booked their place at the showpiece tournament by defeating Austria and Ukraine in the play-offs earlier this year and will face the United States of America, Iran and England in the group stages in November.

The Red Wall have spent several weeks and months applying for tickets and making travel arrangements for the Qatar competition. To get the latest Wales football news, sign up for our newsletter here.

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And a study from The Punters Page states that Wales supporters will, on average, have to fork out £10,027 to cheer on the Red Dragons in what will be their nation's first World Cup appearance since 1958.

Analysts collected a range of data including looking at holiday packages from Emirates, booking accommodation and flights separately while also factoring in food and drink allowances, taxis and match ticket costs. They combined those figures with each country's expected finish in the tournament based on odds.

Their findings show that fans of five-time winners Brazil - who are the favourites with bookmakers to lift the trophy in Qatar - will spend £26,090 in total to watch their side in each match through to the final, the most of any competing nation. As for Wales, they are predicted to reach the last-16, meaning the findings for the Red Dragons cover four matches in total.

Wales return to action in the Nations League this month. Page's men face Belgium in Brussels on September 22 before hosting Poland at Cardiff City Stadium three days later.

Their first World Cup group stage fixture against the USA is on November 21 while they take on Iran and England on November 25 and November 29 respectively.

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