Sporting pictures of the Week :- 13 July, World Cup Special

Ah England, and what they offered to the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Rainham in Kent, during the It’s Coming Home phase.

Even Ben Stokes was practicing penalties.

 “If Harry Maguire scores I’ll get his face tattooed on my chest”.  Um, OK then.

This fan knew how to do things.

Their game plan was about meticulous attention to detail when it came to set pieces, and the conga line routine at corners.

And so to the semi-final against Croatia; and it all started so well.

But what’s not to love about Croatia?  In post-match celebrations they knock over a camera man, and then give him a helping hand.  The camera man decides to capture the moment first.

Even if, in Vida, they have the worst haircut in the tournament.

That semi-final on Reddit.  Research.

You’re a ref, you’re at the World Cup and you go sightseeing on a day off.  Fair enough; but in full kit?

This slot loves a good mascot.  From the archives; here’s Gauchito, the mascot from Argentina in 1978.