A diplomat stationed in Washington celebrated two positive developments on Saturday: a notable victory in a largely inconsequential third-place match and what his government viewed as a significantly low number of its citizens encountering legal issues in America during the event.
Pictured is Christian Turner, the United Kingdom’s new ambassador to Washington, attending England’s semifinal loss to Argentina in Atlanta on Wednesday. Following England’s third-place triumph over France on Sunday, Turner shared on social media his pride that “with over 50,000 fans traveling throughout the tournament, only 23 consular cases” required attention from the country’s diplomats.
