World Cup 'untold stories' Russia 2018: Croatia 'jinx' and Harry Maguire's new nickname2018: The fifth in our 'recent nostalgia' series, looking back at the behind the scenes World Cup stories from our journalists covering the tournaments. This was a different tournament, a different set of players, a different manager, and a different England. That was the type of area the England camp were stationed in for the 2018 World Cup. That was the moment everyone became familiar with the defender’s nickname in the camp, but it highlighted the light-hearted nature of everything among the England camp. That laid the bedrock for the two European Championship finals and the World Cup quarter-final that followed it, as the Three Lions continued to get so close, yet so far.

Source: Express March 10, 2026 12:28 UTC