England fans will drink an extra 55 million pints during the World Cup if Harry Kane’s team make it to the final, generating millions in revenue that could save our struggling pubs . New figures for The Independent from the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA), based on past tournaments, show an England appearance in the final would raise an extra £275m in sales, assuming an average price for a pint of £5. In a non-World Cup summer, pubs might expect to sell 372m pints between early June and late July, the dates of the tournament. That means that if Harry Kane scores enough goals, he could help save the Great British boozer, as well as write himself into English history as a footballing hero. In 2000, there were 60,000 pubs in the UK, but that figure now stands at 45,000 – with an average of two closing every day in the first quarter of 2026 . If that rate continues, the last pub in Britain will call time on May 5, 2087.…