Semi-finalist in 2018, finalist for Euro 2020, can England continue its ascent and afford a world title?
Hypertalented and endowed with a fine generation driven by Harry Kane, the Three Lions are, as often, among the favorites of the tournament.
In a group within their reach with the United States, Wales and Iran, the English, capable of the best and the worst, will be expected at the turn.
The story
England is one of the six selections to have won an edition organized on its soil (1966), with Uruguay (1930), Italy (1934), Germany (1974), Argentina (1978 ) and France (1998).
Team form
The English have never experienced defeat in their group despite the presence of Poland or Hungary, having obtained their ticket to Qatar after a skillfully negotiated qualifying phase.
With a record of 8 wins and 2 draws, the Three Lions will also finish with the best European attack (39 goals), led by a gala Harry Kane (12 goals in 8 games).
Steeped in talent, and this on all lines, England will however land in the competition on November 21 against Iran with a confidence eroded by a last galley of Nations League campaign, without the slightest victory.
The list of selected players
Despite the absence of some expected names (Fikayo Tomori, Tammy Abraham or Ivan Toney, for example), Gareth Southgate was spoiled for choice to compose a list of 26 players which, in the end, is undoubtedly the one of the best endowed of this Qatari World Cup.
Note, for the second anecdote, that only one player from this entire list does not play in the Premier League: Jude Bellingham, the very talented midfielder of Borussia Dortmund, in Germany.
Goalkeepers:
Pickford (Everton), Pope (Newcastle), Ramsdale (Arsenal)
Defenders:
Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Coady (Everton), Dier (Tottenham), Maguire (Manchester United), Shaw (Manchester United), Stones (Manchester City), Trippier (Newcastle), Walker (Manchester City), White ( Arsenal)
Midfielders:
Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund), Gallagher (Chelsea), Henderson (Liverpool), Mount (Chelsea), Phillips (Manchester City), Rice (West Ham)
Forwards:
Foden (Manchester City), Grealish (Manchester City), Kane (Tottenham), Maddison (Leicester), Rashford (Manchester United), Saka (Arsenal), Sterling (Chelsea), Wilson (Newcastle)
The probable composition
England's probable line-up at the 2022 World Cup.
If his defensive trio is not always the most reassuring, his attacking counterpart is one of the most feared in Europe.
Surrounded by the twirling Raheem Sterling and Phil Foden, Harry Kane, top scorer of the last World Cup (6 goals), will try to become the first player in history to finish at the top of the scoring charts in two editions.
Player to watch: Jude Bellingham
The only player on the list not to play in England, Jude Bellingham is nonetheless a pillar of the Three Lions.
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Perceived as the future of English football, Bellingham is also the present of a selection that will rely on his technical genius in midfield alongside Declan Rice.
At 19, the English international already has 17 caps and continues to impress with his performances under the colors of Borussia Dortmund, of which he has already worn the captain's armband.
This World Cup could be the revelation for Bellingham, who had participated in the last Euro with his country at only 17 years old.
Match schedule
