World Cup 2018: From Oswestry with love
Football fans from across the Midlands are flying their flags for England at the World Cup – even if some have had trouble from thieves looking for a World Cup souvenir.
A flag bearing the words 'Oswestry Wolves' was among those on show for England’s opening fixture with Tunisia.
Fans have all reported nothing but a warm welcome from locals, although two fans discovered their flag missing after the opening victory against Tunisia.
Father and son James and Tim Corfield, from the Black Country, hung their Wolves flag from an upper tier from within the Volgograd Arena before the game.
Despite the theft, the Corfields are refusing to let it knock them back, claiming they are enjoying the ‘full hospitality’ of locals, including help to return to their hotel when they found themselves lost.
"They received the help of a young Russians when lost in downtown Volgograd following the game, almost three miles from their hotel.
James, aged 27, said: “It was a great end to the game, but when I turned around and looked up, I realised the flag was gone. “We think it was someone who picked it up for a memento, probably to put up on their bedroom wall.”
