# 2026 FIFA World Cup – England Players – Part 2 of 2

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Published: 2026-06-06T16:10:00+00:00
Episode link: https://soccerphiles.captivate.fm/episode/2026-fifa-world-cup-england-players-part-2-of-2
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Description This is Series 32: A preview of England’s players for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. This episode is part 2 of the full mediacast. In part 1, we created a list of the candidates and their likelihood of being selected for the final squad. We looked at several other things: club affiliations of the players; their games and formations in their last cup and over the recent period; the career biographies, especially of the main players; the recent participation of players over the last two years. In this episode, we look at the squad selections and cover who made the squad and who didn’t. If there was a preliminary squad, we outline who was on it. We also make predictions as to who will be the starters, looking a the line-ups in their most recent games to help us. Time Stamps Musical Intro – 0:00 Spoken Intro – 0:30 Section 1: Team Information – 3:30 Section 2: Selection of candidates – 7:39 - Manager – 7:41 - Goalkeepers – 9:28 - Defenders – 11:31 - Defensive and Central Midfielders – 25:27 - Attacking Midfielders – 29:56 - Forwards – 37:46 Section 3: Concluding matters – 40:10 - Review of selection and predicted starter – 40:29 - Surprises in the roster – 47:28 - Big Names off the Squad - 49:19 - Injuries – 51:42 - Closing thoughts – 56:06 Outro – 57:32 Navigation Here are the links to part 1: https://youtu.be/-ah4HgS7_HY https://player.captivate.fm/episode/4c968523-5d67-4af5-99de-1b55be98da41/ Use the link below for a mediacast introducing Soccerphiles and the International Soccer Preview. https://youtu.be/5dGoGw3c4mU https://player.captivate.fm/episode/af1b585a-9609-432e-bfbc-1901376b1bff/ Our Youtube channel has organized each of the series into its own playlist. Find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@soccerphiles/playlists Our podcast host has all the episodes i…

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