Maguire explains why England have 'great chance' of Euros win after 2018 World Cup disappointment

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Maguire explains why England have 'great chance' of Euros win after 2018 World Cup disappointment

In an interview with ESPN, Harry Maguire explained: "The last major tournament, a World Cup semifinal, it ended in disappointment at a stage where I thought we [England] could have really pushed on and gone further in the competition.

"I am still a bit disappointed thinking about that day. But we have a great chance in the Euros. We have a young, talented squad with some experience as well, which I'm sure will be key in the tournament.

"I haven't really mapped it out, but I know the group and where we could go and the teams we could avoid and play. But honestly, it's down to us and we have to look after ourselves."

The Manchester United captain added: "We have a good, talented squad and there is no-one there that we want to avoid. They are all top, top teams, and there are some top players in the Euros, so there are going to be lots of difficult challenges.

"If we are going to go all the way, like we are all hopeful of, we have to beat them."

Maguire is not expected to be fit in time to face Croatia for the Three Lions' Euro opener but there is optimism that he could return for the upcoming fixtures.

England crashed out of the 2018 World Cup after losing to Croatia in the semi-final and were unable to bag the third spot in a loss to Belgium.

However, the team is stronger this time and could be a dark horse - even though France are the favourites.

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