England fans were left frustrated on and off the pitch on Tuesday evening as supporters who flocked to pubs and fan zones were hit by a card payment outage.

Businesses were forced to switch to cash-only payments as those watching the Three Lions draw 0-0 to Ghana were affected by disruption to major payment processing company Worldpay.

The company said a 'power grid disruption' led to outages on their card terminals as irritated customers described how they were left empty-handed at tills. 

One devastated football fan who was unable to purchase his pint wrote on X that 'you could not make this up', while another said 'this will have most likely hit pubs during Englands World Cup match.. not ideal!'

Earlier, England fans flocked to pubs and fan zones across the country as the Three Lions played out a dull draw for their second World Cup game.

Despite the midweek 9pm kickoff, eager fans donned England shirts and hats, with some bearing St George's cross face paint while others proudly waved flags.

But after an impressive 4-2 win against Croatia last week, Thomas Tuchel's men were left disappointed in Boston as they failed to break down a resolute Ghanaian defence.

Describing the payment disruption during the match, broadcaster Adam Brooks wrote on X: 'Unbelievable… busy England game and @Worldpay_Global goes down on card terminals… Multiple sectors reporting issues of terminals down.'

Andrew Mancey said: 'Worldpay hit by a power grid outage ! Whoops.. this will have most likely hit pubs during Englands World Cup match.. not ideal!' 

Others joined his frustrations in the comments, adding that they were unable to pay in shops such as Tesco or Lidl.

Dan Joseph wrote on X: '@Tesco is there something up with the site tonight? Webpage and app both failing to check out a new order'.

Another said: 'Payment processing seems down across the UK due to an outage at Worldpay, they're saying it's a power grid issue. 

'Tried to pay for weekly grocery shop online and was unable to, lots of people having issues in stores across the UK too.'

They added that they wondered 'if some infrastructure is being affected by the heat?', in reference to this week's potentially record breaking heatwave, with much of the south of England nearing 40C.

However, some users online have since confirmed that they can now pay with Worldpay.

A Tesco spokesman told the Daily Mail: 'An issue that affected payments in store and online is now resolved. We're sorry for the inconvenience.'

Lidl has been contacted for comment.

Worldpay told the Mail: 'The UK experienced a power grid disruption, which is causing intermittent transaction authorization issues for some Worldpay clients. 

'Our technical teams are engaged and working to address the matter as soon as possible.'

An earlier statement shown on their website read: 'A third-party power outage is affecting transaction authorizations on multiple Worldpay platforms. Some transactions may be declined or result in an error.

'Power has been restored and Worldpay technical resources are continuing to work to recover all affected platforms and restore service.'

For others, the jubilation continued - enthusiastic fans were seen blowing vuvuzelas in support of the England team and cheering as the Three Lions stepped onto the pitch.

Newcastle's Times Square, Depot Mayfield in Manchester and London's Boxpark, overlooked by Wembley stadium, were all packed with roaring football fans. 

However once the game was underway, many had to look away in anguish and frustration as the Three Lions failed to score against a stubborn Ghana side.

Some fans held their head in their hands and shouted at the screen during tense moments when England missed opportunities to put themselves in the lead against the African nation. 

The Three Lions roared into the World Cup last week with a fine 4-2 win over Croatia in Dallas but missed out on the chance to virtually seal their qualification from Group L with another three points.

Manager Tuchel made two changes from the side that triumphed over Croatia, dropping John Stones and Nico O'Reilly in favour of Marc Guehi and Djed Spence. 

But a drab England display was not enough to break down Ghana's defence as captain Harry Kane missed arguably the nation's best opportunity, blazing a close-range shot over the bar late in the second half.