Before the start of the World Championship - G. Southgate's praise for H. Maguire © Zuma Press

On Monday, the World Cup will start with the England national team, whose first opponent is the Iran team.

Even before the championship, there were many discussions in England about coach Gareth Southgate's decision to take practically non-playing Harry Maguire from "Manchester United" to Qatar.

To make matters worse, before the match there were reports that the center-back would start the match against Iran in the starting lineup, and G. Southgate himself spared no nice words for the "Man Utd" player at the press conference.

"Playing with the England national team's colors is an incomparable experience. Players must cope with that. Some players have been playing for the national team for a long time and we know they can handle the pressure.

What are the strengths of Maguire? He can control the ball fantastically and is very technical. Maguire is a true team leader. We don't have many defenders with such physical qualities," G. Southgate said at the press conference.