For 44 years, one flag from Wisbech has kept turning up wherever England play.

Paul Green, 68, a retired print worker from Upwell, Norfolk, close to the Cambridgeshire border, first took his distinctive Wisbech flag, adorned with the St George’s Cross and Norwich City emblems, to the World Cup in Spain in 1982.

Green and his flag, which he estimates has travelled “around 50,000 miles” or 80,000 kilometres, have been to all five England fixtures at the 2026 competition.

He has spent £9,000 pre-booking tickets for all potential England games.

“As long as they keep winning, I will be there,” he said.

His flight home is scheduled for two days after the final.

Green praised England’s performance against Mexico.

“To beat Mexico in their own back yard was just unbelievable and every one of those players were heroes,” he said.

He said Mexican fans had been so passionate about the match that he was apprehensive about what would happen if England won.

“I had no need to worry, as they were so gracious in defeat and they bought us beers, tequila and they partied the night away with us,” he added.

Green said he was heading to Cancun for a couple of beach days, then on to Miami for Saturday’s quarter-final against Norway.

“It’s coming home, unless it’s not, just believe,” he said.

Social media has been awash with comments about Green and his 44-year-old Wisbech flag.

One post said: “Flying the flag for Wisbech, keep it up and bring it home.”

Other comments included “everyone’s playing spot the [Wisbech] flag tonight” and “keep the flag flying Greeny”.

Green said the flag had also travelled with him to Spain in 1982, Italy in 1990, France in 1998, Japan in 2002, Germany in 2006, South Africa in 2010 and Moscow in 2018.

He said he was taking good care of it.

“After England beat Mexico this week I had to hang my flag up in my hotel room and use a hair dryer on it, it was drenched,” he said.

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