World Cup 2022: England squad and outlook analysis

England squad for the 2022 World Cup

• Goals: Jordan Pickford (Everton), Nick Pope (Newcastle), Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal).
• Defenders: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Conor Coady (Everton), Eric Dier (Tottenham), Luke Shaw and Harry Maguiar of Manchester United, John Stones and Kyle Walker of Manchester City) , as well as Kieran Trippier (Newcastle) and Ben White (Arsenal).
• Midfield: Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund, Germany), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), Calvin Phillips (Manchester City), Declan Rice (West Ham), Mason Mount and Conor Gallagher of Chelsea .
• Offense: Manchester City Four – Phil Foden, Jack Grealish, Raheem Sterling, Marcus Rashford (Manchester United), Harry Kane (Tottenham), James Maddison (Leicester), Callum Wilson (Newcastle) and Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).

At the start of the championship in Qatar, the English team is ranked 5th in the FIFA rankings. The England team is going to the 22nd World Cup in the status of one of the main contenders for victory. The 2022 World Cup will be the 16th in the history of the national team in which it will take part.

As expected, the qualifying matches did not cause much difficulty for England. The team qualified for the World Cup from the first line of the qualifying group, winning 8 out of 10 and drawing twice.

The draw placed the British in Group B with Iran, the USA and Wales.

To victory, the British will lead the head coach Gareth Southgate. As a football player, he played for the England national team as a central defender. Participated in 2 World Championships: in 1998 and 2002, as well as 2 European Championships: in 1996 and 2000. Southgate took over as head coach of the national team in 2016. Under his leadership, the British, for the first time in 28 years, played in the semi-finals of the championship in Russia.

The best achievements of the national team

The best achievement of the British in the world championships is the 1st place in the 1966 world championship. In the final, England met with a team from Germany, beating the Germans with a score of 2:3.

There were also 4th places at the World Championships: in 1990 in Italy and in 2018 in Russia.

At the European Championship, the best result is 2nd place at Euro 2020. Then the British lost to the Italians in the penalty shootout.

Interesting facts about the England team

The English Football Association is one of the oldest in the world and was founded in 1863.

 The England team is the only world champion country that has never won its continental championship.

Wayne Rooney remains the top scorer for England with 53 goals for the national team.

Goalkeeper Peter Shilton holds the record for most caps played for the national team with 125 caps.

For the 2022 World Cup, England’s squad is valued at €1.29bn. Thus, the British become the most expensive team of the 32 represented in the championship.

Strengths of the team

England’s biggest strength has always been its squad. Southgate has brought together a large number of world football stars:

• Mason Mount is a midfielder for the national team and Chelsea FC London, the silver medalist of Euro 2020. As part of the club, he won the Champions League 2020/21, the owner of the UEFA Super Cup 2021.
• Raheem Sterling is an attacking midfielder for England and Chelsea. In the qualifying match for Euro 2020, against the Czech Republic, Sterling scored a hat-trick. Vice-champion of Euro 2020.
• Harry Kane is the captain and striker of the national team, plays for the English Tottenham Hotspur. Not so long ago, Kane ranked second among England scorers, scoring 50 goals. At the World Cup, he was recognized as the best striker of the tournament, with 6 goals scored. As part of the national team, he became the silver medalist of Euro 2020.
• Jordan Henderson is a midfielder for the English national team and club Liverpool. Bronze medalist of the UEFA Nations League, 2nd place in Euro 2020. With the club, he became the champion of England 2019/20 and the owner of the UEFA Super Cup 2019.
• Harry Maguire is the central defender of the national team and the English Manchester United. At the 2018 World Cup, he scored his first goal for the national team against Sweden. Together with the national team, he won 2nd place at Euro 2020 and 3rd place in the UEFA Nations League 2018/19.

How will England perform in the playoffs?

Group B is not as simple as it seems. Team America has grown significantly in recent years. As for the Welsh, they have repeatedly caused trouble for their rivals in major tournaments. And the Iranians have put together a good squad for the upcoming World Cup.

And yet, at the beginning of the tournament, Fonbet bookmakers give the first place of quartet B to England, with a decent lead over rivals: 1.32 against the odds of 6.70 in the USA, Wales – 8.00 and Iran – 20.00.

Exit from the group, from the first line, also remains with the British – 1.04. In this state of affairs, in the 1/8 finals, England can meet with Senegal or Ecuador. With such rivals, the British are simply obliged to go to 1/4.

The quarter-finals of the championship, most likely, will push the England team against the French.

Fonbet estimates the chances for the semi-finals of these teams at 2.20 for France and 2.10 for England. There will be no clear favorite in this match, and without a bit of luck, it will be very difficult for England to win.

Will England reach the World Cup final?

The results of the England team, in the last major tournaments, hint at the final of the 22nd World Cup in Qatar.

The participation of the British in the final of the championship, Fonbet predicts with a coefficient of 4.00. With the same odds, Argentina, France – 3.75, Spain – 5.00, and the main favorite of the tournament Brazil – 3.00. The chances are almost equal, which means that there will definitely not be random teams in the final.

The chances of England winning the league title are also quite optimistic and are estimated at 8.00 odds.