Definitely not good news for the English Football Association as the London Underground Worker’s announced they were striking for 48 hours, starting Tuesday evening and putting a massive question to the 70,000 supporters traveling to Wembley for the World Cup Qualifier between England and Andorra.

Via BBC 

“Refunds will be available to ticket holders who do not attend,” said Football Association chief Ian Watmore.

“Kick-off will be 2015 BST as planned but fans should expect disruption.”

England fans heading for Wembley have always been encouraged to travel on the tube network to the stadium in north-west London.

But the strike will make it extremely difficult for those hoping to travel to the game.

Watmore confirmed there will be no park-and-ride facilities and warned that car parking at Wembley Stadium is severely restricted.

“We are advised that no additional transport will be available on the evening and trains will not be stopping at the Wembley overground station,” he stated.

“Given the strike, the journey home will be difficult and supporters should make their own arrangements and not rely on public transport.”

The FA took the decision last week to halt ticket sales at 70,000 for Wednesday’s game in light of the proposed strike and have held discussions with Brent Council and the Metropolitan Police to find the best way to deal with the situation.

“Since the threat of a tube strike started last week we have worked co-operatively with all those parties involved,” added Watmore.

“Supporters should plan to travel as early as possible. The turnstiles will now open earlier, at 1745 BST, to limit disruption.

“Supporters attending should be prepared that because of the planned industrial action, travelling in London will not be straightforward and they should expect a disrupted journey.

“We are disappointed that our supporters are going to be inconvenienced in this way.

“We looked at all the options and this is the best way of putting it on.”

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