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Hannah Baker & Chiara Fiorillo

Company faces £360,000 loss after making 18,000 England World Cup winner shirts

A company that made 18,000 England World Cup winner shirts says it is facing a "major loss" after the team was knocked out of the tournament last week.

England crashed out of the World Cup after being beaten 2-1 by France, with captain Harry Kane missing a penalty in the 84th minute.

The team's defeat came as a massive blow to the boss of a Poole-based company, who was so confident in manager Gareth Southgate's side winning he purchased 18,000 football shirts to sell ahead of the quarter-final, celebrating England as the World Cup 2022 winners.

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