Racecourse officials encourage the overseas contingent, even allowing a special tented village sponsored by Guinness - the brewers who sell thousands of pints during the week.

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Closer to the stadium 200 workers have already erected a giant tented village to host hospitality events for more than 3, 000 visitors before and after the match.

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Directed to the "Olympic village, " they would find a vast, partly tented, partly open-to-the-skies encampment, with inadequate water supplies, heaps of stinking refuse and huge improvised latrines.

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