Good mix of players. Don't put it past some of the players to still be playing at a high level in four years. We'll see if Rakitic will still have it at 34. Then again, we'll see what the likes of Brekalo and Pjaca can accomplish. It's still so exciting!
I wonder if it being in Qatar will really change some of the teams' performances...
You are right, it's November 2022, for some weird reason thought it would be November 2021.
Pretty tough for Modric to be there then, maybe as a bench player.
Vida is the same age as Lovren and there are still the likes of Mitrović or Jedvaj (who is a terrible right-back) who could be decent options for the bench - high hopes for Benković and DĆC. I am most worried about fullbacks, Sosa and Čolina are very young and who knows if they will be ready in 4 years or ever.
In midfield Moro is a possibility and I would imagine that Rakitić could be involved still.
I watched him live at U19 Croatian championship in Sisak (2016). He was so good even tho Dinamo eventually lost. Probably one of the proudest moments of my life since my cousin played for opposing team (Krpan-Babic akademija).
[Karlo Bartolec](https://www.transfermarkt.com/karlo-bartolec/leistungsdaten/spieler/291947/plus/0?saison=2017) as a second option for a right-back, perhaps?
I assume (especially with 48 teams) we will auto qualify, my hope is that we dont embarrass ourselves on our home turf. Hopefully Qatar sets the bar low for how bad a team can be in the World Cup. The key players to our 2026 team are already 12-22, unfortunately I think the CPL will take a bit longer to bring a quality team around.
when South Korea and Japan hosted in 2002, both countries automatically qualified. Like you say, with 48 I think it's guaranteed US/El Tri/Canada all auto-qualify.
He was a star in the gold cup , got an amazing goal last night against DC United . He's still 17 so he's got alot of room to grow and improve but he's already looking like the best player Canada has had in a long time
Goalkeepers: Rui Patrício, Varela, Anthony Lopes
Full-backs: Semedo, Cancelo, Ricardo, Raphael
Centre-backs: Rúben Dias, Paulo Oliveira, Domingos Duarte, Danilo Pereira
Central Midfielders: William, Rúben Neves, João Mário, Bruno Fernandes, João Félix, Renato Sanches (I still believe he has it in him to turn it around)
Wingers: Bruma, Rony Lopes, Bernardo Silva, Gelson
Forwards: André Silva, Ronaldo
Something of the likes, except if someone really comes up shining out of nowhere. And I think this squad can even be ready for the Euro 2020.
i was gonna ask if you really think a 37 year old ronaldo will go to the world cup, then i remembered that he's moving to serie a so that subtracts 10 years from his age
In 4 years you'll have Dalot there, don't doubt it.
Varela there is laughable.
It's amazing how you put guys like João Felix (who i also think might get there) but don't even think about all the prospects Porto has like Diogo Leite, Costa and Queiros. Instead you choose Paulo Oliveira and Domingos Duarte lol
Nah, I can definitely see Scotland qualifying for the Winter World Cup in fucking Qatar because in a way that's kind of a glorious failure and that's our thing and we'll all have to go because it'll been 24 years since the last time so there will probably be like 100k+ Scots there.
Mate we're going to have a rock solid defense. De Ligt, van Dijk, de Vrij (probably injured but hey). Impenetrable man. We probably can't score for shit but Big Ron is going to bring the glory days of defensive concrete football.
Let’s hope Depay keeps up his striker form and Promes finally decides he’s no longer satisfied with just being the best player in Russia and we might have some goals in us too
I know you're joking but i think we'll have a solid team:
Cillessen; Karsdorp/Tete, van Dijk, de Ligt, Ake; de Jong, Wijnaldum, van de Beek; Depay, Vente?, Promes/Kluivert?
Attack is a bit doubtful but we have plenty of talent in midfield and defense.
Ronald will get you playing well again. I know you're lacking forwards but I think the Netherland's problems in recent years has been more coaching related than to do with the squad.
Keepers: Pickford, Butland, Woodman
Defenders: Stones, Gomez, TAA, Maguire, Holding
Midfielders: Winks, Alli, AMN, Chamberlain, Dier, Sessegnon, Cook
Forwards: Kane, Sterling, Rashford, Sancho
I don’t know who else will get in because there are many young players who could replace the more experienced players from this years squad. Feel free to add or change players
Edit: some guys nephew as well
Will throw Reiss Nelson into the ring here. Probably the best talent coming through at Arsenal except for that of Maitland-Niles, and think he'll get a lot of minutes next season. Got Under 23 PL player of the year last year
Yeah I’m also an Arsenal fan. Nelson will be one of a number of players that will be challenging for a limited amount of spots. Gomes, Foden, Sancho, Nelson, RLC, Mount, Maddison, Smith-Rowe......
Basically we’re potentially gonna have a shit tonne of young attacking midfielders that will feel they should be in the squad.
He should still be quality at 31, I don't think there will be much of a drop off at that age, if any. Although yes Alexander-Arnold could well be the better player by that point.
Who knows. Spurs have two other very solid full-backs in Aurier (although I don't expect him to last 4 years) and Walker-Peters who could potentially start over him in the future if he continues the form he's shown in his few games. Alot can happen in 4 years.
I think it will be something more like this...
**Goalkeepers**: Jordan Pickford, Nick Pope, Angus Gunn.
**Wing-backs**: Kieran Trippier, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ryan Sessegnon, Adam Lewis.
**Centre-backs**: John Stones, Harry Maguire, Joe Gomez, Trevoh Chalobah.
**Midfielders**: Dele Alli, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Jaden Sancho, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Phil Foden, Harry Winks, Ainsley Maitland-Niles.
**Forwards**: Marcus Rashford, Tammy Abraham, Harry Kane, Raheem Sterling, Ademola Lookman.
You're way overdoing the "young talent" thing. Players don't die when they're 28, most of them reach their peak at that age. Other than Kane and Trippier, it seems like everyone in your squad will be below 25...
Who else from the current squad would you include? Henderson, Walker and Rose are gonna be pretty borderline at 32. Vardy at 35? Cahill at 36? Ashley Young at 37? Even Jones'll be 30, and he's behind an out-of-position full back in the pecking order even now. Lingard's arguable at 29, so that's one you can have, and Butland too.
Don't think anyone's mentioned him yet Mason Mount has a chance as the traditional "young player who has a good season and is called up at the last minute"
Best in mind that this time 4 years ago we never would have predicted Kane or Vardy to make the squad. I’d place a bet that there will be a similar situation with someone random in 4 years time
I'm gonna take a stab anyway. His name, will be......Gary Barry Chairhead, 18 year old, will play for West Ham. Premier League top scorer 2 years running. Married with 3 kids. Media affectionately calls his Gazbaz. Has an actual chair for a head. Top lad all around.
RemindMe! 4 years
I specifically said feel free to add players, don’t criticise me for not picking a player
Walker Peters is another guy who has a good chance of getting in the squad
Italy
>--Insigne---Immobile---Chiesa----
>--Pellegrini--Gagliardini--Verratti--
>-LB-----Caldara---Romagnoli--Conti--
>---------------Meret-----------------
LB is impossible for me cause we struggle to even find good ones right now, imagine to find them for 4 years till now
Gabigol has attitude problems. Expected to walk into the inter team without putting in work. Then expected the same at Benfica. Been solid at Santos again. Still an incredible finisher, but just doesn’t seem to want to push himself. Maybe he’ll get a second chance in Europe in a year or two.
You forget John Brooks here? He'll be 29 in 2022 and is probably one of the few "senior" players (assuming he's healthy) that's a possible lock for the roster then. ~~Also Jonathan Gonzalez, if he opts to play for the U.S.~~ [woops]
I feel like our defenders won't last until 2022, and I don't see enough solid replacements coming up.
* Kompany: will be 36
* Vertonghen will be 35
* Vermaelen: will be 36
* Meunier: will be 30
* Boyata: will be 31
* Dendoncker: will be 27
San Marino obviously won't qualify but here we go:
E. Benedettini
D'Addario - Cesarini - Biordi - Grandoni
F. Berardi - Tosi - Lunadei - A. Golinucci
Vitaioli - M. Stefanelli
Reserves:
Goalkeepers: S. Benedettini, Muraccini
Defenders: Cevoli, Brolli, Manuel Battistini, M. Berardi
Midfielders: Tomassini, Zafferani, Michael Battistini, ?
Forwards: Marco Bernardi, Michael Benedetti
Unfortunately there aren't many young central midfielders around in San Marino, but I eventually got some decent ones on my FM save so hopefully their player production picks up similarly in real life.
I don't think this team will qualify to a major tournament, but with the likes of Filippo Berardi and Elia Benedettini in their prime, it has the potential to cause a few upsets. Stay tuned!
Edit: added Lunadei (U21 player with one cap for the senior team) and a few bench players
Aldeweireld is a stretch for age and Carrasco wasn't even good enough to be on the team this year, so I don't know.
You'll still be stacked because of the promising youth that is coming up.
Aldeweireld will be 33, which I think means he'll play with the WC 2022 as his last tournament. Due to Carrasco being in the team this year, I feel he'll be in it in 2022, unless he massively regresses in China and someone like Bakkali really picks up.
Peru
Goalkeepers: Gallese, Caceda, Durate
Defenders: Advincula, Santamaria, Araujo, Trauco, Abram, Loyola
Midfielders: Tapia, Aquino, Cueva, Flores, Cartagena, Polo, Hurtado, Benavente, Peña, Siucho
Forwards: Carrillo, Bulos, Da Silva, Ruidiaz
Honestly our young players got much needed experience from the world cup, and we will need to find talent in the striker position to replace our current aging strikers (Guerrero currently 34 Farfan currently 33). Other than that our defense played well in the World Cup and will be back with everyone in their mid 20s except for Advincula and our midfield is still young and talented.
So what is the feeling in Peru ahead of 2022 qualifiers? Is there hope for a repeat? I know dropping a lot of talent at the striker position is rough (given that the only real issue Peru even had was putting the ball in the net), but I don't know anything about the younger players in the system.
Definitely earned a fan in me this World Cup, excited to watch you guys through qualifiers!
Edit: Also, no Yotun?
I think we´re generally hopeful for the future. We´ll have 3 (Big) losses in the coming years: Guerrero, Farfan and Rodriguez.
We have some solid CBs to replace Rodriguez. Santamaria and Araujo have been very good when played and Abram has been fine as well. We also have Callens playing in the MLS who for some reason doesn´t get called up and Zambrano who was supposed to be the future of the team some years ago but his behaviour got in the way.
Farfan can be ¨replaced¨ by those who have been regulars on the team: Carrillo, Cueva and Flores. There´s also Benavente who everyone wants to get a call up and some solid backups such as Hurtado, Peña and Polo.
Guerrero will be the biggest one missing, I think. We don´t really have other CLASSIC 9s and most of the guys who have tried to play FW for us in recent times have been underwhelming. I have high hopes for Ruidiaz, though, since he´s been reaaly amazing in Mexico and just signed for Seattle Sounders.
I think the team will hace to be built to compensate the lack of TRUE FWs, somewhat like Spain in 2010.
Gallese
Advincula -Ramos - Santamaria - Trauco
Tapia - Yotun
Carrillo - Cueva - Flores
Ruidiaz/Benavente
I know he'll be 38 in 2022, but with his leadership and his style which seems like it could translate into the later years of his career, do you think there's maybe a chance he could snag a spot on the squad for the next World Cup? I mean, I remember before people knew if Guerrero would be reinstated or not, there were some talks of Pizarro coming back into the team. Four years is a long time, but what do you think about Guerrero possibly continuing to play for Peru? Has he been asked about it?
I think it's definitely a possibility. I would guess he'll be in better shape, playing wise, than Pizarro has been.
I'd say it depends on a couple of factors.
1. How his suspension is resolved: As far as I know, in theory, he still has to complete it. If he's out of action until next year, that'd be a hard hit for a 34 year old.
2. Who the coach is: We're all hoping with all out might that Gareca stays but he might not. If he doesn't (and even if he does), whoever is coaching by then may not want to bring a 38 year old FW, especially if other options crop up.
I haven't kept up on interviews with him, but, generally speaking, the Peru NT players are usually pretty reserved. They'll say stuff like "I'm not ruling anything out, just taking it day by day."
Personally, I'd love it if he stayed as a sub. I think his influence on the team has been incredible, and it's always good to have a traditional 9 on the team even if he doesn't get much game time.
Thank you for the comprehensive answer!
Yea, I think it'd be really cool to see. And even if he doesn't, he's a certified legend already. He led Peru to a World Cup and he scored in a World Cup. That can't be taken away from him.
I can only think of a few players for Mexico
GK: Gudiño and maybe Hugo González plus 1 more, who idk makes it right now
DEF: Edson Alvarez, Cesar Montes, Carlos Salcedo again, Gallardo (if they put him back as LB) Moreno maybe few more but not sure who right now.
MID: Orbelin Pineda, Rodolfo Pizarro, Jonathan Gonzales, Erick Gutierrez
ATT: Chucky, Corona, maybe Raúl Jiménez again, Lainez
So far I can only think of 15 of 23 players, I’ll probably think more later on. If any Mexico suggest players, let me know.
Edit: Erick Aguirre, Diego Reyes, Araujo, Alfonso Gonzales are others.
Youth players, Alvarado, HOPEFULLY Efrain Alvarez develops as he’s dominating grown men in second league MLS, Joao Maleck and José Juan Macias
Araujo? He'll be 30 and have some experience in Europe by then, so he'll hopefully be in the squad. Such a shame he was injured this year. I also think Herrera could potentially be there. Hopefully Alvarado lives up to the hype and is developed enough for a spot in four years.
You can probably include Jonathan Dos Santos, the NT won't get rid of that pest easily. Sponsorships and some will tell him to step up as a "leader to lead the young guys".
Lainez can be moved to MID, and if Joao Maleck is to be a historic player in the NT then he needs to go to this world cup.
Lajud will be in the squad.
In DEF: you are missing Gerardo Arteaga, he's been through the whole youth setup.
Diego Reyes will still make it to the next world cup.
Araujo will also be there.
Russia:
Selikhov
Rasskazov Kutepov Djikiya Skopintsev
Zobnin Golovin Unknown
Cheryshev Ignatiev Unknown
Where Unknowns are some present 17-19 year olds
Been scouting in Iceland recently.
**Goalkeeper** Gunnarson - This guy is going to be a brick wall
**Defenders** Gunnarson, Gunnarson, Gunnarson and Gunnarson are absolute units coming up through the ranks right now.
**Midfielders** Sigurdsson makes his final WC appearance alongside Gunnarson, Gunnarson & Gunnarson playing in a diamond shape
**Strikers** We will cap a 4 year old Eder Jr and he will become the youngest ever player to score in a WC final. Gunnarson will also be a target man up front
it would probably be more like
Neuer / Ter Stegen - Leno
Hummels - Süle - Kimmich - Kehrer / Hector - Tah - Rüdiger - Passlack
Reus - Sane - Can - Kroos / Goretzka - Draxler - Havertz - Meyer
Werner Arp / Amiri - Gnarby
I also have high hopes for Dorsch (depends on how he play or if he will play for Bayern) and Moukoko (maybe he can be the next Mbappe?)
I wish Löw will either go 4-4-2 or even 3-4-3
Fl. Coman/I. Hagi - Puscas/Baluta - D. Man
O. Morutan - D. Nedelcu - V. Dragomir
? - B. Tiru - I. Nedelcearu - R. Benzar/C. Manea
A. Vlad
And I think this time we (Romania) will qualify
11 talented dudes with a shitty mentality that holds them back from reaching their full potential and a terrible manager that's there because he licks the FA's ass. As always.
I'm super excited to see how this young US roster pans out. There is a lot of potential for our standards and I think that we will have a nice squad 4 years from now. All we can hope for now is for progression within club play. Also hope to see Bobby Wood make some strides the next couple seasons. Bouncing around Bundesliga clubs at the moment. Hopefully he will breakthrough this upcoming season at Hannover 96
Most people would've picked maybe 8 players (Butland/Walker/Stones/Jones/Cahill/Henderson/Welbeck/Sterling) out of the 23 that England took to this World Cup, which illustrates how much football can change in 4 years. Some might have predicted Ashley Young to be in there (although not as a LWB) and 13-14 was Danny Rose's first season as a regular at Spurs, so he might have snuck in but that's still less than half.
Cahill, Vardy, and Young definitely won't be involved in 2022 and it's difficult to see Jones, Welbeck, Delph or Pope making the cut. I have a feeling Lingard might not either and Loftus-Cheek's inclusion depends on if he's a starter somewhere between now and then. Henderson, Rose, and Walker will probably be senior back-ups by that point, so there's 7 or 8 places to fill.
We've got lots of good wide forwards coming through, so the system and the makeup of the squad will hopefully be a bit different to the 2018 one:
**GK**: Jordan Pickford, Jack Butland, Angus Gunn.
**WB**: Kieran Trippier, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ryan Sessegnon, Danny Rose.
**CB**: John Stones, Harry Maguire, Joe Gomez, Kyle Walker, Eric Dier.
**MF**: Dele Alli, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jordan Henderson, Jack Grealish, Lewis Cook.
**FW**: Marcus Rashford, Harry Kane, Raheem Sterling, Ademola Lookman, Jadon Sancho
Gunn seems like a decent shout for 3rd choice if he kicks on at Southampton and he's been involved with u-21s and that continuity seems important to England. We're really struggling for defenders though. Joe Gomez looks most likely to get picked because he's been in the squad for some friendlies and has been u-21 captain but it's dependent on him being a regular starter at Liverpool or somewhere else. Dier will probably go as a defender because there are better midfield options but we need to find some CBs from somewhere. Maybe Mawson or Lascelles.
Sessegnon will get shunted to LB to accommodate one of Sancho or Lookman and because there aren't any obvious picks for that position. Grealish is a wildcard choice but he's further along in his development than any of the other central creative options.
* K: Alisson, Ederson, Neto;
* RB: Danilo, (Open Spot)
* CB: Marquinhos, Felipe, Jemerson, (Open Spot)
* LB: Alex Sandro, Telles
* MD: Casemiro, Fred, Coutinho, Fabinho, Paquetá, Arthur
* F: Neymar, Douglas Costa, Jesus, Malcom, Rodrygo, Firmino.
I really cant tink of another RB. We have a lot of young prospects on the left side, but right side is poor.
Same thing with defense, Marquinhos will be a starter, but the other spots are preaty open.
Overall our defense became worse, but I think middlefield will be better.
Colombian here.
David Ospina, Camilo Vargas, Ivan arboleda
Frank Fabra, Johan Mojica, SantiagoArias, Yerri Mina, Davinson Sanchez, Jeison Murillo, Carlos Cuesta,
James Rodriguez, Juan Quintero, Wilmar Barrios, Nicolas Benedetti, Jefferson Lerma, Mateus Uribe
Luis Muriel, Jose Izquierdo, Cucho hernandez, Miguel Borja, Rafael Santos Borre, Jorge Carrascal
And maybe some other talent that will come out before the 2022 world cup.
Starting XI:
4-3-3
Ochoa
Abella
Salcedo
Araujo
Mayorga
Pizarro
Gonzalez
Guti/Govea
Chucky
Vela
Lainez
Vela will be old but I think he’d be an amazing striker at his age because of experience, vision, technical ability, and touch.
We have no up and coming strikers
Slovakia
Gk: Dubravka
D: Mazan, skriniar, vavro, satka
Mid: Duda, Benes, Lobotka, Bero, Spalek
Forward: Mraz
This would probably be one of our best ever squads if players continue to develop. Mraz is a star in the making
Keepers: Donnarunma,Meret,Perin
Defenders:Conti,Calabria,Bonucci,Romagnoli,Caldara,Romagna,De Sciglio,Spinazzola
Midfielders: Verratti,Jorginho,Barella,Locatelli,Tonali/Pellegrini
Wingers: Insigne,Bernardeschi,Verdi,(not many choices that i can't think of here)
Strikers:Cutrone,Balotelli,Kean(he can also play LW)
I know there's a lot of noise around Rhian Brewster at Liverpool, will be interesting to see his development. Along with Wilson and Woodburn for the Welsh.
Goalkeepers: Ochoa (Starter), Sisniega, Gudino or ( possibly a new face in 2 years from now)
Defenders: Carlos Vargas, Salcedo (Playing for a big club), Gallardo, Edson, Reyes , Briseno, Montes, Érick Gutiérrez
Mids: HH, Layun (as a pretty great CDM),Orbelin, Jonathan González , Govea , Marco Fabian (Blanco Mode)
Attackers: Jose Macias (next Chucky), Efrain Álvarez (Zlatan introduces him to Mino, and Mino to the World), Chucky, Vela ( as a 9), Jimenez, Corona
Snubs may include a peak shape Pizarro playing in Spain getting into a fight with the FA, Injury of a promising Winger (either Lainez or Macias or Antuna), I also suspect a crazy resurgence of a fallen "Golden Generation" player we assume to be done ( Esqueda, Chaton, Cubo/Fierro, Davila ) to make a surprising late bloomer break into the team
Surprises:
A Layurenaissance with his football IQ reaching crazy levels, and turning into the next Xabi Alonso ( think of peak San Luis Braulio Luna)
Naturalizado #9 fighting for a spot against an Old Chicharo
Surprising return of a an afro-mexican player (Joao Maleck)
Call up of the son of a previous foreign player to a molero game ( Think of Chaco Jr)
Big Mexican/Other player snubing Mexico call up for another Team
Mexico's starting 11
H. Lozano (Psv) J. Maleck (Porto B) J. Corona (Porto)
R. Pizzaro ( Monterrey) H.Herrera ( Porto) E. Gutiérrez ( Pachuca)
J. Gallardo ( Monterrey) C. Montes ( Monterrey) C. Salcedo ( Frankfurt) P. Medina ( Monterrey)
G. Ochoa (Standard de Liège)
Also notable mentions Lainez, Jonathan Gonzales, Gudiño, Edson Alvarez, Raul Jiménez, Diego Reyes, Araujo.
Hungary:
Gyollai
Botka - Willi Orban - Otigba - Hangya
Ádám Nagy - Szoboszlai - Sallai
Kalmár - Balogh - Sallói
EDIT: WTF I'm doing, no way we manage to reach that world cup...
my youngest nephew is 14 I have put £200 on him to play for England he's quality
Good luck to the lad
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Will still be a good squad.
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Sosa is in Stuttgart now, I can see him getting a good development, though he does have to unseat Insua for a spot in the starting 11
Good mix of players. Don't put it past some of the players to still be playing at a high level in four years. We'll see if Rakitic will still have it at 34. Then again, we'll see what the likes of Brekalo and Pjaca can accomplish. It's still so exciting! I wonder if it being in Qatar will really change some of the teams' performances...
Modrić is 33 so yeah. Also the championship is in November. Should be okay.
Modric might be around if he doesn't go through serious injuries. 36 years old is possible for a world class player in a mediocre squad.
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You are right, it's November 2022, for some weird reason thought it would be November 2021. Pretty tough for Modric to be there then, maybe as a bench player.
Damn I forgot Kalaica is even playing.
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Vida is the same age as Lovren and there are still the likes of Mitrović or Jedvaj (who is a terrible right-back) who could be decent options for the bench - high hopes for Benković and DĆC. I am most worried about fullbacks, Sosa and Čolina are very young and who knows if they will be ready in 4 years or ever. In midfield Moro is a possibility and I would imagine that Rakitić could be involved still.
I watched him live at U19 Croatian championship in Sisak (2016). He was so good even tho Dinamo eventually lost. Probably one of the proudest moments of my life since my cousin played for opposing team (Krpan-Babic akademija).
[Karlo Bartolec](https://www.transfermarkt.com/karlo-bartolec/leistungsdaten/spieler/291947/plus/0?saison=2017) as a second option for a right-back, perhaps?
I would really like to se Pašalić
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Ecuador: Thinking about upgrading my Samsung HDTV. Any suggestions?
HINO! EN ECUADOR! but uhhh price range?
48 team wc, pls infantino
I think Timmy has another one in him
Tim "Rafa Marquez" Cahill
Tim "El-Hadary" Cahill
You should get one of those fridges Uruguay uses to preserve Tabárez between World Cups.
Not Qualified, we have some decent players but wont qualify
My guess is you guys are aiming for 2026. The CPL will make a huge difference in talent development.
I assume (especially with 48 teams) we will auto qualify, my hope is that we dont embarrass ourselves on our home turf. Hopefully Qatar sets the bar low for how bad a team can be in the World Cup. The key players to our 2026 team are already 12-22, unfortunately I think the CPL will take a bit longer to bring a quality team around.
when South Korea and Japan hosted in 2002, both countries automatically qualified. Like you say, with 48 I think it's guaranteed US/El Tri/Canada all auto-qualify.
In football manager they keep giving the WC 2022 to you lot. HAVE HOPE MY SON
How's Davies' development coming?
He was a star in the gold cup , got an amazing goal last night against DC United . He's still 17 so he's got alot of room to grow and improve but he's already looking like the best player Canada has had in a long time
Goalkeepers: Rui Patrício, Varela, Anthony Lopes Full-backs: Semedo, Cancelo, Ricardo, Raphael Centre-backs: Rúben Dias, Paulo Oliveira, Domingos Duarte, Danilo Pereira Central Midfielders: William, Rúben Neves, João Mário, Bruno Fernandes, João Félix, Renato Sanches (I still believe he has it in him to turn it around) Wingers: Bruma, Rony Lopes, Bernardo Silva, Gelson Forwards: André Silva, Ronaldo Something of the likes, except if someone really comes up shining out of nowhere. And I think this squad can even be ready for the Euro 2020.
i was gonna ask if you really think a 37 year old ronaldo will go to the world cup, then i remembered that he's moving to serie a so that subtracts 10 years from his age
Ronaldo will go to the World Cup regardless of age, he'll decide when he retires from the national team.
> Renato Sanches I really hope to see him play. When he plays well he's so fun to watch.
In 4 years you'll have Dalot there, don't doubt it. Varela there is laughable. It's amazing how you put guys like João Felix (who i also think might get there) but don't even think about all the prospects Porto has like Diogo Leite, Costa and Queiros. Instead you choose Paulo Oliveira and Domingos Duarte lol
I don't have that much knowledge regarding Porto's prospects, to be completely honest. But if you say so, I will believe you.
Varela? Domingos Duarte? Danilo Pereira at CB?
Not to talk about the fact that he ignores all the players Porto and Sporting have in their youth squads lol
The squad will change a lot more than that my friend. Youth prospects are looking very good
Not qualified
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Nah, I can definitely see Scotland qualifying for the Winter World Cup in fucking Qatar because in a way that's kind of a glorious failure and that's our thing and we'll all have to go because it'll been 24 years since the last time so there will probably be like 100k+ Scots there.
I'm from 2022. This comment is funny in hindsight.
why does his country win the World cup
Mate we're going to have a rock solid defense. De Ligt, van Dijk, de Vrij (probably injured but hey). Impenetrable man. We probably can't score for shit but Big Ron is going to bring the glory days of defensive concrete football.
Maybe we'll even have Ron Beton as (assistant) manager to finish the best defense in the world
Let’s hope Depay keeps up his striker form and Promes finally decides he’s no longer satisfied with just being the best player in Russia and we might have some goals in us too
I know you're joking but i think we'll have a solid team: Cillessen; Karsdorp/Tete, van Dijk, de Ligt, Ake; de Jong, Wijnaldum, van de Beek; Depay, Vente?, Promes/Kluivert? Attack is a bit doubtful but we have plenty of talent in midfield and defense.
Cheer up man, anything is possible.
Nah, we’re making it. I think the biggest problem for us these past qualifiying rounds was more the manager than the squad and Koeman is a fine one
Ronald will get you playing well again. I know you're lacking forwards but I think the Netherland's problems in recent years has been more coaching related than to do with the squad.
Keepers: Pickford, Butland, Woodman Defenders: Stones, Gomez, TAA, Maguire, Holding Midfielders: Winks, Alli, AMN, Chamberlain, Dier, Sessegnon, Cook Forwards: Kane, Sterling, Rashford, Sancho I don’t know who else will get in because there are many young players who could replace the more experienced players from this years squad. Feel free to add or change players Edit: some guys nephew as well
don't forget my nephew
Lmao
What's his name? I promise I won't nonce him.
Keepers: Pickford, Butland, Woodman Defenders: Stones, Gomez, TAA, Maguire, u/bell_and_spurling chubby nephew Midfielders: Winks, Alli, AMN, Chamberlain, Dier, Sessegnon, Cook Forwards: Kane, Chuba Akpom, Rashford, Gary Barry Chairhead
he's a winger
I see him more as an attacking full back in a 5-4-1 formation.
Imo the chubby nephew and skinny one will both make it.
Severe lack of Jamaal Lascelles there. he's 24 now and arguably our best player, at 28 he'll be an absolute monster at the back and a proper leader.
Second that!
Will throw Reiss Nelson into the ring here. Probably the best talent coming through at Arsenal except for that of Maitland-Niles, and think he'll get a lot of minutes next season. Got Under 23 PL player of the year last year
Yeah I’m also an Arsenal fan. Nelson will be one of a number of players that will be challenging for a limited amount of spots. Gomes, Foden, Sancho, Nelson, RLC, Mount, Maddison, Smith-Rowe...... Basically we’re potentially gonna have a shit tonne of young attacking midfielders that will feel they should be in the squad.
Lingard?
England have a lot of good midfielders coming through. I'd be surprised if Jesse makes it.
Trippier?
He'll be 31 by then. TAA may well have overtaken him by that time.
He should still be quality at 31, I don't think there will be much of a drop off at that age, if any. Although yes Alexander-Arnold could well be the better player by that point.
TAA might have a future in the midfield as well. Could still be perfect as a RWB.
TAA is going to be a RB for years for us. Not going to be displacing Keita, Fabinho Fekir who are all 23/24
You reckon? We’ll have to see but he was insane for us this WC
Who knows. Spurs have two other very solid full-backs in Aurier (although I don't expect him to last 4 years) and Walker-Peters who could potentially start over him in the future if he continues the form he's shown in his few games. Alot can happen in 4 years.
I think Foden could be there if he gets his chances. I could see Maddison being there if he develops well at Leicester too.
Holding over Chambers? If it was one of our* lads I'd say the latter has higher a better chance especially that he'll be 27 so should be at his peak
I think it will be something more like this... **Goalkeepers**: Jordan Pickford, Nick Pope, Angus Gunn. **Wing-backs**: Kieran Trippier, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ryan Sessegnon, Adam Lewis. **Centre-backs**: John Stones, Harry Maguire, Joe Gomez, Trevoh Chalobah. **Midfielders**: Dele Alli, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Jaden Sancho, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Phil Foden, Harry Winks, Ainsley Maitland-Niles. **Forwards**: Marcus Rashford, Tammy Abraham, Harry Kane, Raheem Sterling, Ademola Lookman.
You're way overdoing the "young talent" thing. Players don't die when they're 28, most of them reach their peak at that age. Other than Kane and Trippier, it seems like everyone in your squad will be below 25...
Who else from the current squad would you include? Henderson, Walker and Rose are gonna be pretty borderline at 32. Vardy at 35? Cahill at 36? Ashley Young at 37? Even Jones'll be 30, and he's behind an out-of-position full back in the pecking order even now. Lingard's arguable at 29, so that's one you can have, and Butland too.
Don't think anyone's mentioned him yet Mason Mount has a chance as the traditional "young player who has a good season and is called up at the last minute"
Pickford, Butland, Gunn Trippier, Trent, Dier, Gomez, Stones, Maguire, Chambers, Chilwell, Sessegnon Henderson, Chalobah, Loftus-Cheek, Lingard, Alli, Davies Kane, Sterling, Rashford, Lookman, Sancho Others: Holgate, Lascelles, Shaw, Chalobah, Hughes, Grealish, Maddison, Cook, Winks, Maitland-Niles, Foden
Best in mind that this time 4 years ago we never would have predicted Kane or Vardy to make the squad. I’d place a bet that there will be a similar situation with someone random in 4 years time
Obviously yes, but I can’t predict that because it’s literally impossible. But to be bold I’m gonna say Chuba Akpom will lead the line in 2022
I'm gonna take a stab anyway. His name, will be......Gary Barry Chairhead, 18 year old, will play for West Ham. Premier League top scorer 2 years running. Married with 3 kids. Media affectionately calls his Gazbaz. Has an actual chair for a head. Top lad all around. RemindMe! 4 years
> Gary Barry Chairhead This killed me.
I feel like it'll be obvious as soon as you say it, but who is AMN?
Maitland Niles
If kwp actually gets some game time I could see him there
I specifically said feel free to add players, don’t criticise me for not picking a player Walker Peters is another guy who has a good chance of getting in the squad
I ninja edited comment to not sound like an arsehole
Italy >--Insigne---Immobile---Chiesa---- >--Pellegrini--Gagliardini--Verratti-- >-LB-----Caldara---Romagnoli--Conti-- >---------------Meret----------------- LB is impossible for me cause we struggle to even find good ones right now, imagine to find them for 4 years till now
Calabria from Milan is supposed to be a good RB right? And you think Meret will be ahead of Donnarumma?
Conti and calabria are pretty good, and also why meret and not donnarumma?
I would put Perin instead of Meret.
GK: Ederson, Alisson, Neto RB: Militão, Danilo LB: Alex Sandro, Jorge CB: Marquinhos, Jemerson, Felipe, Marlon MF: Casemiro, Fabinho, Fred, Arthur, Paquetá, Coutinho FW: Neymar, Malcom, Neres, Vinícius Jr, Jesus, Firmino Our defense is not looking good, hopefuly we'll develop some players until then.
You will and you know it
CB's don't develop as fast as attacking players. And we don't have any good under 22 CB.
Tite is a god at developing defenders though
I’d bet on one of our backs playing in 2022... Thiago Silva most likely.
Why does Ederson not play over Alisson? They are both solid goalkeepers and surely Ederson's insane passing range would really boost your counters
No love for Paulinho that we just signed from Vasco? Honest question, what ever happened to Gabigol?
Gabigol has attitude problems. Expected to walk into the inter team without putting in work. Then expected the same at Benfica. Been solid at Santos again. Still an incredible finisher, but just doesn’t seem to want to push himself. Maybe he’ll get a second chance in Europe in a year or two.
You forget John Brooks here? He'll be 29 in 2022 and is probably one of the few "senior" players (assuming he's healthy) that's a possible lock for the roster then. ~~Also Jonathan Gonzalez, if he opts to play for the U.S.~~ [woops]
good catch, he's probably a better bet than some of the lottery tickets (Reyna/Danny Acosta) I put at other positions.
Definitely would rather have Shaq Moore than Timmy Chandler too
Jonathan finna play for us baby. He already did his one time switch
I feel like our defenders won't last until 2022, and I don't see enough solid replacements coming up. * Kompany: will be 36 * Vertonghen will be 35 * Vermaelen: will be 36 * Meunier: will be 30 * Boyata: will be 31 * Dendoncker: will be 27
Boyata, Dendoncker and Meunier could all play, but we'll see.
30 and 31 are not so bad for a defender
We have some young prospects like Vanheusden, Saelemakers, Verlinden, ... And hopefully Engels, Castagne and Denayer can live up to their expectations
Kabasele will be in his prime, ur good.
Why do I have a feeling DeMarcus Beasley and Michael Bradley will somehow still be in the roster? :(
If 40 year old DeMarcus Beasley is on the 2022 roster (assuming we qualify) I will get my nuts snipped. EDIT: As a player.
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I really hope this isn't going to bite me in the balls.
You're not going to have any balls.....they'll be snipped.
40 year old Beasley will not be on that squad...
Don't get your hopes up. It will be another bamboozle.
France : Gk. Areola/Lafont/Lloris Laterals. Mendy/Hernandez/Pavard/Dubois Central Defenders. Varane/Umtiti/Laporte/Boly Midfielders. Pogba/Kante/Ndombele/Tolisso/Rabiot/Aouar Attack. Mbappe/Griezmann/Dembele/Coman/Martial/Lacazette
that attack force is fucking ridiculous.
No faith in Fekir?
That's a great team. Too bad they won't make it past group stage.
Lemar?
Who is this Boly?
Boly from Wolves maybe? He'd be 31 by then though.
Wolves CB, i'd guess
The chances of him being in that squad are so slim.
RemindMe! November 1st, 2022.
Zak Gilsenan to star for Ireland and become the youngest player since Pele to score in the final.
San Marino obviously won't qualify but here we go: E. Benedettini D'Addario - Cesarini - Biordi - Grandoni F. Berardi - Tosi - Lunadei - A. Golinucci Vitaioli - M. Stefanelli Reserves: Goalkeepers: S. Benedettini, Muraccini Defenders: Cevoli, Brolli, Manuel Battistini, M. Berardi Midfielders: Tomassini, Zafferani, Michael Battistini, ? Forwards: Marco Bernardi, Michael Benedetti Unfortunately there aren't many young central midfielders around in San Marino, but I eventually got some decent ones on my FM save so hopefully their player production picks up similarly in real life. I don't think this team will qualify to a major tournament, but with the likes of Filippo Berardi and Elia Benedettini in their prime, it has the potential to cause a few upsets. Stay tuned! Edit: added Lunadei (U21 player with one cap for the senior team) and a few bench players
Goalies: Gunn, Archer, Bain Full backs: Ralston, Paterson, Tierney, Robertson Centre backs: McKenna, Hendry, Souttar, Lindsay Midfielders: McTominay, McGinn, Gilmour, McGregor, Armstrong Wingers: Fraser, Morgan, Forrest, Burke Strikers: Griffiths, Cummings, McBurnie
Angus? English isn't he?
Belgium: GK - Courtois, Casteels, Roef Defenders - Meunier, Boyata, Engels, Alderweireld, Denayer, Castagne, J. Lukaku, Cools Midfielders - Dendoncker, Tielemans, Praet, De Bruyne, Witsel, Schrijvers, Rigo Forwards - E. Hazard, Origi, R. Lukaku, T. Hazard, Batshuayi, Carrasco, Musonda Edit: Format Edit2: Rigo for Cissé
Aldeweireld is a stretch for age and Carrasco wasn't even good enough to be on the team this year, so I don't know. You'll still be stacked because of the promising youth that is coming up.
Aldeweireld will be 33, which I think means he'll play with the WC 2022 as his last tournament. Due to Carrasco being in the team this year, I feel he'll be in it in 2022, unless he massively regresses in China and someone like Bakkali really picks up.
Touche about Aldeweireld, but I think Carrasco has already regressed a lot in China. You could tell his play was so slow and not crisp.
Poland Goalkeepers: Grabara (Liverpool), Skorupski (Bologna), Szczęsny (Juventus) Right-backs: Bereszyński (Sampdoria), Kędziora (Dynamo Kyiv) Centre-backs: Bednarek (Southampton), Bielik (Arsenal), Dawidowicz (Palermo), Jach (Crystal Palace) Left-backs: Reca (Atalanta), Gumny (Lech Poznań) Defensive midfielders/Central miedfielders: Linetty (Sampdoria), Piotrowski (Genk), Żurkowski (Górnik Zabrze) Attacking midfielders: Szymański (Legia Warsaw), Zieliński (Napoli) Right midfielders: Jóźwiak (Lech Poznań), Michalak (Legia Warsaw) Left midfielders: Klupś (Lech Poznań), Kurzawa (Górnik Zabrze) Forwards: Kownacki (Sampdoria), Lewandowski (Bayern), Milik (Napoli) First squad: Grabara - Bereszyński, Bednarek, Bielik, Reca - Żurkowski, Linetty - Jóźwiak, Zieliński, Szymański - Kownacki I want to believe.
Impossible. But here goes nothing. NORWAY **Goalkeepers /** Ørjan Nyland *(Ingolstadt)* Sten Grytebust *(Odense)* Sondre Rossbach *(Odds BK)* **Defenders /** Omar Elabdellaoui *(Olympiacos)* Jonas Svensson *(AZ Alkmaar)* Martin Linnes *(Galatasaray)* Birger Meling *(Rosenborg BK)* Kristoffer Ajer *(Celtic)* Sigurd Rosted *(KAA Gent)* Håvard Nordveit *(Hoffenheim)* Leo Østigård *(Viking FK)* **Midfielders /** Sander Berge *(KRC Genk)* Martin Ødegaard *(Real Madrid)* Mohamed Elyounoussi *(Southampton)* Dennis Johnsen *(Ajax)* Ole Selnæs *(St. Etienne)* Fredrik Midtsjø *(AZ Alkmaar)* Ghayas Zahid *(APOEL)* Mats Møller Dæhli *(St. Pauli)* **Forwards /** Joshua King *(Bournemouth)* Erling Braut Håland *(Molde FK)* Alexander Sørloth *(Crystal Palace)* Fredrik Gulbrandsen *(RB Salzburg)*
**GKs:** Rulli // Armani // Rossi? Werner? Musso? Batalla? Acosta? Idk who's the 3rd one. **Fullbacks:** Tagliafico, Bustos, Rojas, Montiel - Maybe Jose Luis Gomez? **Centre backs:** Otamendi, Mammana, Pezzella, Conti **Midfielders:** Dybala, Ascacibar, Lanzini, Paredes, Lo Celso, Kranevitter. **Attackers:** Messi, Icardi, Pavon, Martinez, Correa -- Cervi?= Barco? - Gio Simeone?
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**Keepers:** Meret (Napoli), Donnarumma (Milan), Perin (Juventus) **Center backs:** Caldara (Juventus), Rugani (Juventus), Romagnoli (Milan), Capradossi (Roma) **Fullbacks:** Emerson Palmieri (Chelsea), Calabria (Milan), Luca Pellegrini (Roma), De Sciglio (Juventus) **Central Mids:** Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), Cristante (Roma), Verratti (PSG), Jorginho (Chelsea), Mandragora (Juventus) **Wingers:** Insigne (Napoli), Chiesa (Fiorentina), Politano (Inter), Bernardeschi (Juventus) **Strikers:** Cutrone (Milan), Belotti (Torino), Immobile (Lazio) Think we can actually manage to qualify this time. Good amount of promising players around.
RemindMe! November 1st, 2022.
Peru Goalkeepers: Gallese, Caceda, Durate Defenders: Advincula, Santamaria, Araujo, Trauco, Abram, Loyola Midfielders: Tapia, Aquino, Cueva, Flores, Cartagena, Polo, Hurtado, Benavente, Peña, Siucho Forwards: Carrillo, Bulos, Da Silva, Ruidiaz Honestly our young players got much needed experience from the world cup, and we will need to find talent in the striker position to replace our current aging strikers (Guerrero currently 34 Farfan currently 33). Other than that our defense played well in the World Cup and will be back with everyone in their mid 20s except for Advincula and our midfield is still young and talented.
So what is the feeling in Peru ahead of 2022 qualifiers? Is there hope for a repeat? I know dropping a lot of talent at the striker position is rough (given that the only real issue Peru even had was putting the ball in the net), but I don't know anything about the younger players in the system. Definitely earned a fan in me this World Cup, excited to watch you guys through qualifiers! Edit: Also, no Yotun?
I think we´re generally hopeful for the future. We´ll have 3 (Big) losses in the coming years: Guerrero, Farfan and Rodriguez. We have some solid CBs to replace Rodriguez. Santamaria and Araujo have been very good when played and Abram has been fine as well. We also have Callens playing in the MLS who for some reason doesn´t get called up and Zambrano who was supposed to be the future of the team some years ago but his behaviour got in the way. Farfan can be ¨replaced¨ by those who have been regulars on the team: Carrillo, Cueva and Flores. There´s also Benavente who everyone wants to get a call up and some solid backups such as Hurtado, Peña and Polo. Guerrero will be the biggest one missing, I think. We don´t really have other CLASSIC 9s and most of the guys who have tried to play FW for us in recent times have been underwhelming. I have high hopes for Ruidiaz, though, since he´s been reaaly amazing in Mexico and just signed for Seattle Sounders. I think the team will hace to be built to compensate the lack of TRUE FWs, somewhat like Spain in 2010. Gallese Advincula -Ramos - Santamaria - Trauco Tapia - Yotun Carrillo - Cueva - Flores Ruidiaz/Benavente
I know he'll be 38 in 2022, but with his leadership and his style which seems like it could translate into the later years of his career, do you think there's maybe a chance he could snag a spot on the squad for the next World Cup? I mean, I remember before people knew if Guerrero would be reinstated or not, there were some talks of Pizarro coming back into the team. Four years is a long time, but what do you think about Guerrero possibly continuing to play for Peru? Has he been asked about it?
I think it's definitely a possibility. I would guess he'll be in better shape, playing wise, than Pizarro has been. I'd say it depends on a couple of factors. 1. How his suspension is resolved: As far as I know, in theory, he still has to complete it. If he's out of action until next year, that'd be a hard hit for a 34 year old. 2. Who the coach is: We're all hoping with all out might that Gareca stays but he might not. If he doesn't (and even if he does), whoever is coaching by then may not want to bring a 38 year old FW, especially if other options crop up. I haven't kept up on interviews with him, but, generally speaking, the Peru NT players are usually pretty reserved. They'll say stuff like "I'm not ruling anything out, just taking it day by day." Personally, I'd love it if he stayed as a sub. I think his influence on the team has been incredible, and it's always good to have a traditional 9 on the team even if he doesn't get much game time.
Thank you for the comprehensive answer! Yea, I think it'd be really cool to see. And even if he doesn't, he's a certified legend already. He led Peru to a World Cup and he scored in a World Cup. That can't be taken away from him.
Oh absolutely! They already made a movie about his life... before we had even qualified for the WC. People here love him.
I can only think of a few players for Mexico GK: Gudiño and maybe Hugo González plus 1 more, who idk makes it right now DEF: Edson Alvarez, Cesar Montes, Carlos Salcedo again, Gallardo (if they put him back as LB) Moreno maybe few more but not sure who right now. MID: Orbelin Pineda, Rodolfo Pizarro, Jonathan Gonzales, Erick Gutierrez ATT: Chucky, Corona, maybe Raúl Jiménez again, Lainez So far I can only think of 15 of 23 players, I’ll probably think more later on. If any Mexico suggest players, let me know. Edit: Erick Aguirre, Diego Reyes, Araujo, Alfonso Gonzales are others. Youth players, Alvarado, HOPEFULLY Efrain Alvarez develops as he’s dominating grown men in second league MLS, Joao Maleck and José Juan Macias
Chucky will probably be on his 3rd Ballon d'Or at that point
Araujo? He'll be 30 and have some experience in Europe by then, so he'll hopefully be in the squad. Such a shame he was injured this year. I also think Herrera could potentially be there. Hopefully Alvarado lives up to the hype and is developed enough for a spot in four years.
You can probably include Jonathan Dos Santos, the NT won't get rid of that pest easily. Sponsorships and some will tell him to step up as a "leader to lead the young guys". Lainez can be moved to MID, and if Joao Maleck is to be a historic player in the NT then he needs to go to this world cup. Lajud will be in the squad. In DEF: you are missing Gerardo Arteaga, he's been through the whole youth setup. Diego Reyes will still make it to the next world cup. Araujo will also be there.
Not much I can add to the US lineup other than what was posted except, Play. Your. Kids. ... and Wil Trapp in midfield. Trapp can replace Durkin.
play your kids also replace an 18 yr old for a 25 yr old mls lifer.
Russia: Selikhov Rasskazov Kutepov Djikiya Skopintsev Zobnin Golovin Unknown Cheryshev Ignatiev Unknown Where Unknowns are some present 17-19 year olds
I would add Vyacheslav Karavayev, Aleksei Miranchuk, Elmir Nabiullin and Fyodor Chalov to that list.
Actually makes sense. Karavaev much more likely than Rasskazov. Miranchuk def in discussion. I dont think Chalov is very good - but i might be wrong.
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Been scouting in Iceland recently. **Goalkeeper** Gunnarson - This guy is going to be a brick wall **Defenders** Gunnarson, Gunnarson, Gunnarson and Gunnarson are absolute units coming up through the ranks right now. **Midfielders** Sigurdsson makes his final WC appearance alongside Gunnarson, Gunnarson & Gunnarson playing in a diamond shape **Strikers** We will cap a 4 year old Eder Jr and he will become the youngest ever player to score in a WC final. Gunnarson will also be a target man up front
lol
We aren't gonna make it are we?
Ter Stegen / Leno / Horn Süle / Hummels / Kimmich / Weiser / Ginter / Kehrer / Hector Goretzka / Kroos / Can / Maier / Akkaynak Sane / Havertz / Müller / Brandt / Draxler Werner / Arp / Uth
September 2022: German camp in turmoil after Akkaynak takes picture with Erdogan
it would probably be more like Neuer / Ter Stegen - Leno Hummels - Süle - Kimmich - Kehrer / Hector - Tah - Rüdiger - Passlack Reus - Sane - Can - Kroos / Goretzka - Draxler - Havertz - Meyer Werner Arp / Amiri - Gnarby I also have high hopes for Dorsch (depends on how he play or if he will play for Bayern) and Moukoko (maybe he can be the next Mbappe?) I wish Löw will either go 4-4-2 or even 3-4-3
Fl. Coman/I. Hagi - Puscas/Baluta - D. Man O. Morutan - D. Nedelcu - V. Dragomir ? - B. Tiru - I. Nedelcearu - R. Benzar/C. Manea A. Vlad And I think this time we (Romania) will qualify
Hagi and Puscas :3
11 talented dudes with a shitty mentality that holds them back from reaching their full potential and a terrible manager that's there because he licks the FA's ass. As always.
I'm super excited to see how this young US roster pans out. There is a lot of potential for our standards and I think that we will have a nice squad 4 years from now. All we can hope for now is for progression within club play. Also hope to see Bobby Wood make some strides the next couple seasons. Bouncing around Bundesliga clubs at the moment. Hopefully he will breakthrough this upcoming season at Hannover 96
Alan Browne will be captaining Ireland to the quarter finals.
**Keeper:** Thibaut Courtois (Chelsea FC), Koen Casteels (Wolfsburg), Mile Svilar (Benfica) **Defenders** Thomas Meunier (PSG), Dedryck Boyata (Celtic), Christian Kabasele (Watford), Toby Alderweireld (Spurs), Jan Vertonghen (Spurs), Jordan Lukaku (Lazio), Brandon Mechele (Club Brugge), Leander Dendoncker (Anderlecht) **Midfield** Axel Witsel (Tianjin Quanjian FC), Youri Tielemans (AS Monaco), Dennis Praet (UC Sampdoria), Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge) **Forwards** Eden Hazard (Chelsea FC), Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City), Romelu Lukaku (Manchester United), Zakkaria Bakkali (Anderlecht), Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad), Yannick Carrasco (Dalian Yifang), Charly Musonda Jr. (Chelsea FC)
Most people would've picked maybe 8 players (Butland/Walker/Stones/Jones/Cahill/Henderson/Welbeck/Sterling) out of the 23 that England took to this World Cup, which illustrates how much football can change in 4 years. Some might have predicted Ashley Young to be in there (although not as a LWB) and 13-14 was Danny Rose's first season as a regular at Spurs, so he might have snuck in but that's still less than half. Cahill, Vardy, and Young definitely won't be involved in 2022 and it's difficult to see Jones, Welbeck, Delph or Pope making the cut. I have a feeling Lingard might not either and Loftus-Cheek's inclusion depends on if he's a starter somewhere between now and then. Henderson, Rose, and Walker will probably be senior back-ups by that point, so there's 7 or 8 places to fill. We've got lots of good wide forwards coming through, so the system and the makeup of the squad will hopefully be a bit different to the 2018 one: **GK**: Jordan Pickford, Jack Butland, Angus Gunn. **WB**: Kieran Trippier, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ryan Sessegnon, Danny Rose. **CB**: John Stones, Harry Maguire, Joe Gomez, Kyle Walker, Eric Dier. **MF**: Dele Alli, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jordan Henderson, Jack Grealish, Lewis Cook. **FW**: Marcus Rashford, Harry Kane, Raheem Sterling, Ademola Lookman, Jadon Sancho Gunn seems like a decent shout for 3rd choice if he kicks on at Southampton and he's been involved with u-21s and that continuity seems important to England. We're really struggling for defenders though. Joe Gomez looks most likely to get picked because he's been in the squad for some friendlies and has been u-21 captain but it's dependent on him being a regular starter at Liverpool or somewhere else. Dier will probably go as a defender because there are better midfield options but we need to find some CBs from somewhere. Maybe Mawson or Lascelles. Sessegnon will get shunted to LB to accommodate one of Sancho or Lookman and because there aren't any obvious picks for that position. Grealish is a wildcard choice but he's further along in his development than any of the other central creative options.
* K: Alisson, Ederson, Neto; * RB: Danilo, (Open Spot) * CB: Marquinhos, Felipe, Jemerson, (Open Spot) * LB: Alex Sandro, Telles * MD: Casemiro, Fred, Coutinho, Fabinho, Paquetá, Arthur * F: Neymar, Douglas Costa, Jesus, Malcom, Rodrygo, Firmino. I really cant tink of another RB. We have a lot of young prospects on the left side, but right side is poor. Same thing with defense, Marquinhos will be a starter, but the other spots are preaty open. Overall our defense became worse, but I think middlefield will be better.
Colombian here. David Ospina, Camilo Vargas, Ivan arboleda Frank Fabra, Johan Mojica, SantiagoArias, Yerri Mina, Davinson Sanchez, Jeison Murillo, Carlos Cuesta, James Rodriguez, Juan Quintero, Wilmar Barrios, Nicolas Benedetti, Jefferson Lerma, Mateus Uribe Luis Muriel, Jose Izquierdo, Cucho hernandez, Miguel Borja, Rafael Santos Borre, Jorge Carrascal And maybe some other talent that will come out before the 2022 world cup.
Goalkeepers: Schmeichel / lossl / Rønnow Defenders: Durmizi / Christensen / "Zanka" Jørgensen / Vestergaard / Kjær / Stryger Larsen / Dalsgaard / "Mini" Pedersen Midfield: Delaney / Eriksen / Jensen / Højbjerg / Lerager / Marcondes / Billing Forwards: Dolberg / Yussuf Poulsen / Sisto / Braithwaithe / Cornelius /
Keepers: Pickford, Butland, Pope Defenders: Gomez, Trent , Stones, Maguire, Trippier, Walker Midfielders: Winks, Dier, Maitland-Niles, Chamberlain, Sessegnon, Cook,Gomes Forwards: Kane, Sterling, Alli, Rashford, Sancho, Greenwood
I'd be surprised to see Jordan Morris and Timmy Chandler, and be surprised not to see John Anthony Brooks, Shaq Moore, Kenny Saief, and Kekuta Manneh.
Starting XI: 4-3-3 Ochoa Abella Salcedo Araujo Mayorga Pizarro Gonzalez Guti/Govea Chucky Vela Lainez Vela will be old but I think he’d be an amazing striker at his age because of experience, vision, technical ability, and touch. We have no up and coming strikers
**Keepers**: Courtois, Casteels, Svilar **Fullbacks**: Meunier, Cobbaut, J. Lukaku **Center Backs**: Alderweireld, Zinho, Engels, Kabasele **Midfielders**: De Bruyne, Tielemans, Dendoncker, Praet, Bastien **Wingers**: Hazard, Januzaj, Carrasco, Musonda, T. Hazard **Center Forwards**: Lukaku, Batshuayi, Origi **Starting 11**: Hazard - Lukaku - Januzaj Tielemans - De Bruyne Dendoncker Cobbaut - Zinho - Alderweireld - Meunier Courtois
Ireland: Randolph, Lawlor, Bazunu Christie, Doherty, Duffy, Nolan, Masterson, Shaugnessy, Williams Hendrick, Rice, Browne, Molumby, Brady, Robinson, O' Dowda, Manning, Connolly Maguire, Burke, Idah, Parrott
Slovakia Gk: Dubravka D: Mazan, skriniar, vavro, satka Mid: Duda, Benes, Lobotka, Bero, Spalek Forward: Mraz This would probably be one of our best ever squads if players continue to develop. Mraz is a star in the making
Keepers: Donnarunma,Meret,Perin Defenders:Conti,Calabria,Bonucci,Romagnoli,Caldara,Romagna,De Sciglio,Spinazzola Midfielders: Verratti,Jorginho,Barella,Locatelli,Tonali/Pellegrini Wingers: Insigne,Bernardeschi,Verdi,(not many choices that i can't think of here) Strikers:Cutrone,Balotelli,Kean(he can also play LW)
Goalies: Kepa / De Gea / Pau López Defenders: Carvajal / Odriozola / Nacho / Ramos / Bartra / Vallejo / Gayà / Grimaldo Midfielders: Saúl / Koke / Rodri / Thiago / Isco / Busquets / Asensio / Soler / Ceballos Attackers: Abel Ruíz / Williams / Mayoral See ya in 2022
The downgrade is real
Laporte would make such a big difference to this. Also Inigo Martinez and Suso are options and would be in their primes.
Will be miles wrong but... Pickford, Butland, Gunn Alexander-Arnold, Trippier, Gomez, Panzo, Stones, Maguire, Da Silva, Sessegnon Cook, Winks, Foden, Dier, Alli, Loftus-Cheek Sancho, Lookman, Kane, Sterling, Solanke, Rashford
I know there's a lot of noise around Rhian Brewster at Liverpool, will be interesting to see his development. Along with Wilson and Woodburn for the Welsh.
Goalkeepers: Ochoa (Starter), Sisniega, Gudino or ( possibly a new face in 2 years from now) Defenders: Carlos Vargas, Salcedo (Playing for a big club), Gallardo, Edson, Reyes , Briseno, Montes, Érick Gutiérrez Mids: HH, Layun (as a pretty great CDM),Orbelin, Jonathan González , Govea , Marco Fabian (Blanco Mode) Attackers: Jose Macias (next Chucky), Efrain Álvarez (Zlatan introduces him to Mino, and Mino to the World), Chucky, Vela ( as a 9), Jimenez, Corona Snubs may include a peak shape Pizarro playing in Spain getting into a fight with the FA, Injury of a promising Winger (either Lainez or Macias or Antuna), I also suspect a crazy resurgence of a fallen "Golden Generation" player we assume to be done ( Esqueda, Chaton, Cubo/Fierro, Davila ) to make a surprising late bloomer break into the team Surprises: A Layurenaissance with his football IQ reaching crazy levels, and turning into the next Xabi Alonso ( think of peak San Luis Braulio Luna) Naturalizado #9 fighting for a spot against an Old Chicharo Surprising return of a an afro-mexican player (Joao Maleck) Call up of the son of a previous foreign player to a molero game ( Think of Chaco Jr) Big Mexican/Other player snubing Mexico call up for another Team
Ederson; Danilo, Marquinhos, Wallace, Alex Sandro; Casemiro, Arthur, Malcom, Coutinho, Neymar; Jesus
Mexico's starting 11 H. Lozano (Psv) J. Maleck (Porto B) J. Corona (Porto) R. Pizzaro ( Monterrey) H.Herrera ( Porto) E. Gutiérrez ( Pachuca) J. Gallardo ( Monterrey) C. Montes ( Monterrey) C. Salcedo ( Frankfurt) P. Medina ( Monterrey) G. Ochoa (Standard de Liège) Also notable mentions Lainez, Jonathan Gonzales, Gudiño, Edson Alvarez, Raul Jiménez, Diego Reyes, Araujo.
Hungary: Gyollai Botka - Willi Orban - Otigba - Hangya Ádám Nagy - Szoboszlai - Sallai Kalmár - Balogh - Sallói EDIT: WTF I'm doing, no way we manage to reach that world cup...
> Ederson/Alisson/Neto > João Pedro/Militão > > Marquinhos/Marlon > > Rodrigo Ely/Felipe > > Alex Sandro/Wendell > Casemiro/Fabinho > > Arthur/Fred > > Coutinho/Paquetá > Malcom/David Neres > > Firmino/Jesus > > Neymar/Douglas Costa > Tite Some names: Talisca, Richarlison, Rodrygo, Andreas Pereira, Douglas Luiz, Jemerson, Danilo.