England:
Group B at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in
Qatar offers perhaps some of the most exciting fixtures of the entire
tournament, with the United States and England leading an exciting group. The
United States have played both England and Iran in Group B at previous World
Cups, most notably when the USA stunned England by eliminating them in 1950.
The two met again in 2010 and shared a tie where the USA led the group. in
South Africa. England will start this tournament as strong bookies favorites to
win the group stage, but also got an intriguing match against one of their
closest rivals, Wales. Robert Page’s team emerged victorious from the play-offs
and secured a place in the final after beating Austria (in March) and then
Ukraine (in June). This European play-off final was postponed to June due to
the war in Ukraine caused by the Russian invasion.
England started the tournament in good
shape. Undefeated for a year and a half (short of a penalty in the Euro 2020
final against Italy) with promising youngsters and nearly guaranteed goals in
Harry Kane’s attack. Gareth Southgate’s team can also shake off the
expectations that have kept them from performing well in many knockout games
over the past three decades. Despite their best efforts, they have not reached
the top since the 1966 World Cup. One player to keep an eye on is Manchester
City’s Raheem Sterling, who will turn 28 during the tournament. In 2012, he
made his England debut against Sweden alongside another debutant, Leon Osman.
The former Everton and England midfielder told Football Now that he knew
Sterling was destined to be at the top from the tender age of 17. “He was
really young and yet utterly outstanding. You could see his qualities. He was a
bit raw and needed a few things to define and refine. But you could say he was
natural and it’s no surprise that he does what he did and achieved. I hope he
can achieve even more for his country at this year’s World Cup.”
Confederation:
UEFA
Nick Name: The
Three Lions
Current FIFA
ranking: 5th (October, 6)
Regional ranking:
3rd (UEFA)
Highest
Ranking: 3rd (August–September 2012, September–October 2021
Lowest
Ranking: 27 (February 1996)
Biggest win: 13-0 vs Ireland (18 February 1882)
Biggest defeat:
7-1 vs Hungary (23 May 1954)
World Cup titles:
4 (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014)
World Cup
appearances : 16 (first in 1950) – Best : Runners-up (2020)
Qualified: UEFA
Group I winners
Head Coach: Gareth
Southgate (England)
Captain: Harry Kane
Top scorer: Wayne Rooney
Key players: Harry Kane (Tottenham/FW), Declan Rice (West
Ham/MF), Jude Bellingham(Borussia Dortmund/MF),
Phil Foden (Manchester City/MF), Bukayo
Saka (Arsenal/FW)
England World Cup 2022 the most recent squad list :
official squad lists: 21 Oct and 14 Nov.
On 15th November final lists for all
participating teams will be published by FIFA.
GK: Dean Henderson
(Nottingham Forest)
GK: Nick Pope
(Newcastle United)
GK: Aaron Ramdsale
(Arsenal)
DF: Trent
Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool)
DF: Ben Chilwell
(Chelsea)
DF: Conor Coady
(Everton)
DF: Eric Dier
(Tottenham Hotspur)
DF: Marc Guehi
(Crystal Palace)
DF: Reece James
(Chelsea)
DF: Harry Maguire
(Manchester United)
DF: Luke Shaw
(Manchester United)
DF: John Stones
(Manchester City)
DF: Fikayo Tomori
(AC Milan)
DF: Kieran
Trippier (Newcastle United)
DF: Kyle Walker
(Manchester City)
MF: Jude
Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund)
MF: Mason Mount
(Chelsea)
MF: Jordan
Henderson (Liverpool)
MF: Declan Rice
(West Ham United)
MF: James
Ward-Prowse (Southampton)
FW: Tammy Abraham
(Roma)
FW: Jarrod Bowen
(West Ham United)
FW: Phil Foden
(Manchester City)
FW: Jack Grealish
(Manchester City)
FW: Harry Kane
(Tottenham Hotspur)
FW: Bukayo Saka
(Arsenal)
FW: Raheem
Sterling (Chelsea)
FW: Ivan Toney
(Brentford)
Fixtures and match schedule :
USA:
The United States will join the group for the
2022 World Cup, narrowly beating Costa Rica in the regional qualifiers on goal
difference. This is the 11th time the US Men’s National Team (USMNT) has
appeared on the world stage, with the best result coming in the semi-finals of
the first tournament in 1930. Undoubtedly, Gregg Berhalter’s team has enough
young talent to break out of the group and should keep the fans happy along the
way as they plan for a potential big World Cup win. Chelsea’s Christian Pulisic
is expected to play the lead role, while Borussia Dortmund’s Gio Reina is
expected to provide creative impetus in attack. The US will be a real threat to
the teams given their 21 qualifying goals.
The U.S. Men’s National Team heads into
the 2022 World Cup looking to make meaningful progress after missing the 2018
tournament in Qatar. The 2022 event is a kind of opportunity to make amends
after the disappointment of four years ago. The USMNT finished fifth in the
final group stage of the CONCACAF qualifiers and lost. Now head coach Gregg
Berhalter is bringing 26 of his best players to the Middle East to seize the
moment. Led by Chelsea striker and national team talisman Christian Pulisic,
the USMNT hopes to reach the group stage and appear in the round of 16, but
were drawn against European clubs England and Wales and Asian country Iran in
Group B. a significant challenge. The USA kicks off their World Cup journey
with what could be the most important game of the group stage as the Stars
& Stripes take on Wales. The game with and against Gareth Bale should prove
crucial to getting out of Group B, with the Dragons expected to be the USA’s
toughest competition in the battle for the coveted second qualifying spot.
Confederation: CONCACAF
Sub-confederation:
NAFU (North America)
Nick Name : The Stars and Stripes
Current FIFA
ranking: 16th (October, 6)
Regional ranking:
2nd (CONCACAF)
Highest
Ranking: 35 (July 2012)
Biggest win: 8-0 vs Barbados (June 15, 2008 )
Biggest defeat: 11-0
vs Norway (August 6, 1948)
World Cup titles: 0
World Cup
appearances : 11 (first in 1930) – Best : 3rd Place (1930)
Qualified : CONCACAF
qualifying third place
Head Coach: Gregg Berhalter (USA)
Top scorer: Clint
Dempsey
Key players: Christian
Pulisic (Chelsea/MF), Ricardo Pepi (Groningen FW), Weston McKennie (Juventus/MF),
Sergino Dest(Barcelona/DF), Yunus Musah (Valencia/MF)
USA World Cup 2022 the most recent squad list :
All teams have two key date deadlines to announce their
official squad lists: 21 Oct and 14 Nov. On 15th November final lists for all
participating teams will be published by FIFA.
GK: Sean Johnson
(New York City FC)
GK: Ethan Horvath
(Luton Town)
GK: Matt Turner
(Arsenal)
DF: DeAndre Yedlin
(Inter Miami)
DF: Walker
Zimmerman (Nashville)
DF: Aaron Long
(New York Red Bulls)
DF: Cameron
Carter-Vickers (Celtic)
DF: Sergino Dest
(AC Milan)
DF: Chris Richards
(Crystal Palace)
DF: Sam Vines
(Antwerp)
DF: Reggie Cannon
(Boavista)
DF: Joe Scally
(Borussia Monchengladbach)
MF: Tyler Adams
(Leeds United)
MF: Yunus Musah
(Valencia)
MF: Luca de la
Torre (Celta Vigo)
MF: Kellyn Acosta
(Los Angeles)
MF: Weston
McKennie (Juventus)
MF: Malik Tillman
(Rangers)
FW: Christian
Pulisic (Chelsea)
FW: Jordan Morris
(Seattle Sounders)
FW: Brenden
Aaronson (Leeds United)
FW: Josh Sargent
(Norwich City)
FW: Jesus Ferreira
(Dallas)
FW: Giovanni Reyna
(Borussia Dortmund)
FW: Ricardo Pepi
(Groningen)
FW: Paul Arriola
(Dallas)
Fixtures and match schedule :
|
Mon, Nov. 21 |
USA vs. Wales |
|
Fri, Nov. 25 |
England vs. USA |
|
Tues, Nov. 29 |
Iran vs. USA |
