Football World Cup: England star Harry Maguire pokes fun at meme

Harry Maguire after England beat Colombia in a penalty shootout. Photo / Getty

Harry Maguire has become one of the unlikely heroes of England's run to the semifinals of the World Cup in Russia.

After his bullet header opened the scoring in the quarter-final win over Sweden on Sunday, his cult popularity soared ever higher.

A picture of him chatting with partner Fern Hawkins in the stands after the last-16 win against Colombia last week has gone viral and become a meme.

And the Leicester defender joined in the fun on Sunday, tweeting a caption alongside the picture: "Can you ask the neighbours to put the bins out on Monday? We're not going home just yet".

“Can you ask the neighbours to put the bins out on Monday? We’re not going home just yet” 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 pic.twitter.com/s1g3P3jj34

— Harry Maguire (@HarryMaguire93) July 8, 2018

It comes after team-mate Kyle Walker offered his own version in the immediate aftermath of the victory in Samara 24 hours earlier.

The Manchester City defender tweeted: "Yeah so a good header doesn't hurt. I mean the moment you head it proper, you feel it's a good one. Know what I mean love?"

Yeah so a good header doesn’t hurt. I mean the moment you head it proper, you feel it’s a good one. Know what I mean love? pic.twitter.com/a5b8UqDjv2

— Kyle Walker (@kylewalker2) July 7, 2018

"Sure, Timaeus 44d claims that a sphere is the ideal shape for a human head, but that just shows that Plato was never much good at headers." #Maguire pic.twitter.com/EGZIs59Dm6

— James Warren (@JIWarren) July 8, 2018

‘So the cross came on in and I just nodded it in, like. Proper brave I was’ pic.twitter.com/izAG24G29k

— Man on the Post (@ManOnThePost) July 7, 2018