World Cup keeper Siobhan Chamberlain's fiancée in mad dash to Canada to watch England's quarter-final against hosts

 
Making history: Siobhan Chamberlain with fiancé Leigh Moore, and posing at the front of a selfie she tweeted with the England squad
Siobhan Chamberlain
Miranda Bryant26 June 2015

The fiancé of England goalkeeper Siobhan Chamberlain is desperately trying to get tickets to fly back out to Canada and see her play in the quarter-finals of the Women’s World Cup.

Leigh Moore was in the stadium for England’s group games but had booked his return flight and so had to watch the last 16 match against Norway — their first knockout win — at home alone.

The Lionesses take on hosts Canada in Vancouver on Sunday at 12.30am (BST). Mr Moore, who was left in charge of arrangements for their December wedding while Chamberlain is in Canada, joked the team’s success could have a knock-on effect on their guest list.

He said: “At the moment I’m trying to work out the best way of a) getting there and b) cost.

“With the wedding coming up I keep joking to Siobhan that for every stage they get through it’s 10 less people at the wedding.

The Standard's previous story on the couple
Evening Standard

“If they get to the final it will just be me and Siobhan and the World Cup trophy.”

This month Chamberlain, 31, told the Standard she’d put Mr Moore in charge of organising entertainment and designing invitations and stationery. He said: “Thanks to Siobhan’s comments on page three of the Evening Standard I’ve got a lot of pressure on to organise the wedding. I can’t forget that now can I?”

Since arriving in Vancouver, Chamberlain and her teammates have been exploring the city.

Mr Moore, 27, who works for BT Sport, said the team were “loving every minute” of the experience and were in good spirits after their 2-1 victory against Norway on Tuesday. He said: “Mark [Sampson], the manager, is great at allowing players time with friends and family so I got to spend time with Siobhan and other players.”

The BBC announced it will broadcast the quarter-final on BBC1 after the tournament proved a ratings hit on BBC3 with more than two million viewers.

Mr Moore said: “The country’s starting to get a bit more swept up in it now. If they get through Saturday to the semi-final of the World Cup that would really register with people. They’re on the verge now of everybody being aware of it.”

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