England was included in Group B in World Cup Group Stage . The first game will be against Iran at 9 pm Beijing time on November 21, Beijing time, and then against the United States and Wales . England, led by Southgate, is still the backbone of last year's European Cup runner-up, and its lineup includes Kane , Sterling , and Maguire . England is one of the favorites to win this World Cup. If you break through in the group stage, you will meet the team in Group A in the round of 16.
Analysis of the group stage situation in England:
Based on the world ranking, England is in Group B, which is the strongest and closest, and all the four teams are ranked in the top 20. The seeds England ranked fifth in the world, followed by the United States at 16, Wales at 19 and Iran at 20. Therefore, England also played tough games in the group stage.
card plan, although Iran is the weakest opponent in the same group, it is also the number one in Asia. Iran achieved 8 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the top 12 Asian games, scored 15 goals and conceded 4 goals in 10 games, and advanced to the World Cup with its first place. Iran performed well in the group stage of the last World Cup, winning Morocco 1-0, losing 0-1 to Spain and 1-1 to Portugal; and in the 2014 World Cup group stage, they played against Nigeria 0-0, and even against Argentina , it was only 0:1. I believe Iran will be a tough guy, which will make England suffer a tough battle. England may draw or win by a small goal difference.
England's second opponent was the United States. The two teams met four times after the millennium, and England achieved an advantage of 3 wins and 1 draw, but in the 2010 World Cup group stage, England played 1-1 with the United States. The United States advanced to the World Cup third place in the last round of North America in 14 matches, 7 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses. The United States has poor strength and recent conditions. It cannot find a goal in the two warm-up matches in September. I believe England can win based on its record.
In the third group stage, England and Wales staged a British derby. England has an overwhelming advantage over Wales, winning all six matches after the millennium, and winning 3-0 in the last friendly match. Wales advanced through the playoffs and has recently performed as sluggish in the UEFA Nations League as England. On the card, the power of Bell is greatly reduced, and most of the Welsh players settled in the English League, especially the English B team. Therefore, it is optimistic that England will win.
England route consideration:
England is in Group B. If the first place advances, the second place will be against Group A; if the second place advances, the opponent in the top 16 will be the first place in Group A. In Group A, the Netherlands is the only one with the most strength and is in the first place. If England wins the second place in Group B, it will have a great chance to beat the Netherlands in the top 16. If England advances first in Group B, I believe the opponent will be Senegal , Ecuador or Qatar , which are all inferior to England.
England's recent situation:
England's recent state is in a downturn. In the 6 games from June to September, the UEFA Nations League did not win, and only had 3 draws and 3 losses. It ranks at the end of the group ranking and will be relegated in the next session. In the two games in September, England lost 0-1 to Italy and played 3-3 with Germany.
England World Cup record:
England was the champion in 1966, and the closest trophy to the 1990 and the last trophy, both of which reached the top four. After expanding its team to 32 in the World Cup, England successfully entered the knockout round in five of the last six events, and only got out of the group stage in 2014, two rounds of 16 (1998, 2010), two rounds of 8 (2002, 2006) and one house (2018).
England coach introduction:
England coach Southgate is 52 years old. He took office in 2016 and led the team for 6 years. In recent years, he has led the team to achieve good results. In 2018, he led the British army to the World Cup, and won the third place in the UEFA Nations League in 2019, and won the runner-up in the European Cup last year. Southgate was also an England international when he was a player, playing as a defender and participated in the 1998 World Cup.
England's "focus" star:
England's chief star is undoubtedly center Kane. The 29-year-old Kane is in his year of bravery, scoring 51 goals in 75 international matches, and in the last World Cup, he scored 6 goals and became the World Cup sharpshooter.Kane is very versatile, with a high level of kicking on his head and feet. In addition to having a strong sense of smell in front of the goal, he has also been good at dragging back and passing the ball in recent years. Kane's performance will definitely directly affect England's fate in this World Cup.
England formation introduction:
Under the leadership of Southgate, England commonly uses two sets of formations 4-2-3-1 and 3-4-2-1. No matter what formation is used, I believe that Jordan Pickford is England's chief goalkeeper, Nick Pope is the deputy, followed by Ramsdale and Dean Henderson , and Sam Johnstone has a relatively small chance of being selected.
Although Maguire lost the starter in Manchester United , he was still welcomed by Southgate. If he plays as a double center back, he will probably be the first choice with Stones . If England changes to play three central defenders, add the fast Kyle Walker to play right center back, Stones is in the center and Maguire is in the left. Eric Dell , Connor Cody and Mark Guy will be the deputy candidates. If
kicks 4-2-3-1, Kyle Walker and Kiran Trippier will definitely be the first choice for both sidebacks, and Reese James and Luke Shaw will be the deputy candidates. If you play 3-4-2-1, you can play back and play back as a center back, the right wingback will be a battle between Rees James and Kieran Trippier. In addition, Kieran Trippier can also serve as the left wingback, and he or Luke Shaw may play the starting lineup. On the right back substitute, Arnold seemed not to be pleased by Southgate, but Ben White could serve as the central defender or take the second bus. As for the left back, Ben Chilwell is also striving to start.
England likes to use double midfielders, Declan Rice must have a place, and its partner has a greater chance of being young player Zude Bellingham . Calvin Phillips lost a long start in the club, Jordan Henderson is getting older, and James Ward-Prowse has always been just a substitute.
At the offensive midfield, England has many talents. Phil Foden , Mason Mount , Sterling and Bukayo Saka is the most reused by Southgate, Jack Grelish , Rashford , Jaden Sancho , etc. are just marginal people. We also need to see if James Madison can be selected based on his brave state. In the center position, captain Kane is the inevitable starter, and others can only compete for substitutes, including Ivan Tony and Tammy Abraham.
England's main wounded soldiers:
Kyle Walker was injured in the groin in the derby of Manchester City in early October. He is competing with time, hoping to recover from injury. The Manchester City right-back revealed in mid-October that his recovery progress was better than expected and his goal was to play in the World Cup for England.
Reis James suffered a knee injury against AC Milan in early October, and was expected to recover for 8 weeks. The Chelsea right-back hopes to participate in the World Cup.
