A DOPEY passenger seemed to have accidentally tuned into a stream of FIFA gameplay instead of England’s latest Euros match during his journey.
The hapless fan was caught watching an unknown channel streaming an England vs Slovakia match on EA’s popular video game instead of the actual live fixture yesterday.
In a hilarious blunder the footy fan appeared to miss the match – which saw England grab a lucky 2-1 win over Slovakia in extra time – and instead watching a gamer stream their own version of the fixture.
Video footage shot by a fellow commuter is filmed through the gap in between the train seats and shows the tablet screen the England fan is using to watch the stream.
The man recording the video can be heard snorting as he suppresses a laugh, realising the unnamed fan’s blunder.
He zooms in on the screen and on closer inspection the game appears obviously fake, but it seems the fan is none the wiser.
Sitting nonchalantly enjoying the stream, the commuter appears to believe he is watching the Euros fixture.
However, it seems the stream may not have been as daft as it looked, with Brits later claiming that the game engine replicates the actions of the real-life players in the live fixture as a crafty loophole to get around licensing and copyright laws.
The footage was shared to social media yesterday with the caption: “Thoroughly enjoying the person in front of me on the train who’s accidentally watching a stream of someone playing FIFA as England vs Slovakia instead of the live game.”
The video has received over 34,000 likes and more than 70 comments from social media users laughing at the commuter’s expense.
One user said: “I tried to find YouTube highlights of a game once on my phone and did this. Took me minutes to realise my mistake, because I wasn’t wearing my glasses.”
Another added: “That’s how they get around licensing, the players will be mimicking the live game.”
A third commented: “Has to have been better than the real thing, in fact a blank screen was preferable for 90 minutes.”
Another wrote: “Please save him from his misery.”
A fifth replied: “Saw this the other day. It’s a copy of the real game using a game engine, presumably to avoid licensing.”
