London: Riding a Vespa scooter, a die-hard English fan has covered a distance of 15,000 miles from London to Brazil watch his team compete in the FIFA World Cup starting Thursday. Chris Hallett, 44, took four months to reach Brazil after setting off from London.

"I am a bit knackered. My backside definitely feels like I have ridden 15,000 miles," he was quoted as saying in the London Evening Standard. "Obviously, the easier option would be to fly to Brazil and sit on a beach waiting for the World Cup to begin. But where's the fun in that?" Calling the experience "exhausting but exhilarating", Fulham fan Hallett has passed through 18 of the 32 countries competing in the tournament. His charity trip has also seen him ride over the Alps in Europe and Andes in South America.