Harry Redknapp believes Richarlison - if he were English - would struggle to displace Callum Wilson from Gareth Southgate’s 26-man squad. The Newcastle United number nine achieved his career-long dream by making the Three Lions squad for the World Cup.
Captain Harry Kane is expected to start all of England’s games but, as the only other out-and-out striker in the squad, Wilson could feature from the bench. Brazil go into the tournament as bookmakers’ favourites, with Toon midfielder Bruno Guimaraes representing the five-time world champions.
Tottenham Hotspur forward Richarlison leads the line for Brazil, bolstered by Neymar and Vinícius Júnior out wide. However, former manager Redknapp is not buying the hype and has claimed Wilson is better than the Spurs striker.
