For Harry Maguire, in the way he dispelled grave doubts about his form, Qatar 2022 was a personal success.
Even against the world champions, the man who cannot get a Premier League start for his club team was hardly given the runaround. Maguire more than justified Gareth Southgate’s faith in him.
But for the Manchester United captain, this tournament failure - and it was a failure - hurt even more than the semi-final defeat by Croatia at Russia 2018 and the Euro 2020 final loss to Italy. Why? Simple. Because the England players believed they would win the World Cup.