EPL legend Alan Shearer has predicted England’s starting line-up for the 2026 World Cup. He recently caused a stir by omitting Jude Bellingham and Cole Palmer from the team, and fans have been reacting.
According to him, he chose a midfield trio of Declan Rice, Elliot Anderson and Morgan Rogers because his selection is based on current form and tactical balance.
Expressing confidence in the squad’s depth, he added that England‘s talent pool can finally end the nation’s long wait for a major trophy since 1966.
His words, “Thomas Tuchel is obviously going to tweak it a bit with players that he’s brought in. I like the idea of what he has done with the 35-man squad in terms of giving players a bit of a rest for one game and then the rest of them will come in for the next.
It’ll be difficult to gauge where we are because I guess there’s going to be a lot of players in either 11 that might not even be in the 26-man squad that he’s going to take to the USA, Mexico and Canada.
But what it does do is, gives a good opportunity for one or two. I guess he’s got the vast majority in his mind of who he wants to take already, but there might just be a spot for one or two that can make a late push.
I believe England can win the World Cup, When you look at our talent, when you look at the players fighting for positions, then yeah. If you go through the squad, then yeah, England have got a really, really good chance to win it. But then, so have France, so have Spain alongside others who will be thinking that they’re the same as well.
France have got a huge amount of talent and Spain have got a ridiculous amount of talent as well. As have Portugal. They’ll all be seeing what we’re seeing and obviously clearly only one can win it, but we go into it with a real proper chance here.”
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Jude Victor William Bellingham (born 29 June 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Real Madrid and the England national team.
Bellingham joined Birmingham City as an under-8, became the club’s youngest ever first-team player when he made his senior debut in August 2019, at the age of 16 years, 38 days, and played regularly during the 2019–20 season. He joined Borussia Dortmund in July 2020, and in his first appearance became their youngest ever goalscorer. Over three seasons with the club he made 132 appearances, was a member of their 2020–21 DFB-Pokal-winning team, and helped them finish as runners-up in the 2022–23 Bundesliga. He signed for Real Madrid in June 2023.
Jude Victor William Bellingham was born on 29 June 2003 in Stourbridge, in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, the eldest son of Denise and Mark Bellingham. His father Mark was, until 2022, a sergeant in the West Midlands Police, and a prolific goalscorer in non-League football.
Bellingham’s younger brother, Jobe, is also a footballer. Bellingham attended Priory School in Edgbaston, Birmingham.
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