Gareth Southgate is into World Cup countdown mode.
Incredibly, England have now played their last friendly ahead of the World Cup and there are 235 days until the tournament kicks off in Qatar. Jude Bellingham surely played his way into England’s starting line-up let alone nailing down a place in the squad and the teenage midfielder was arguably the biggest positive from the March friendlies.
Jordan Pickford, Declan Rice, Raheem Sterling and Harry Kane are the first names on the team sheet from the big guns. But there are still uncertainties within the starting XI but also strong competition for the 26 man squad as FIFA are expected to confirm they will follow UEFA’s example from the Euros and name three extra players rather than the traditional 23.
