England don ready to make their 2026 World Cup debut against Croatia on June 17, but dem go take field without some of their star players. Phil Foden go be one of them, as England manager Thomas Tuchel decide not to include am for the roster. Despite dis, the Manchester City midfielder still dey confident for the national team and make a bold prediction.
Since Foden make his debut for England in 2020, the midfielder don rack up 49 appearances, 4 goals, and 8 assists. He don compete for Euro 2020 and the 2022 World Cup for Qatar, where he play for four matches, score one goal against Wales, and provide two assists for the Round of 16 against Senegal. He also reach the Euro 2024 final, where dem lose 2-1 to Spain.
Despite putting up solid performance last season with 10 goals and seven assists for Manchester City, Foden no be called up by Tuchel to travel to the tournament wey dey happen for Canada, Mexico, and United States. The 26-year-old absence be one of the biggest surprises for the national team roster, alongside the omissions of players like Trent Alexander-Arnold, Cole Palmer, and Harry Maguire.
However, Foden put any controversy aside and choose to publicly support his teammates. Speaking with TalkSPORT, Phil say he firmly believe the team get chance to go far for the tournament and even contend for the title: ‘Looking forward to it mate, obviously going to watch England hopefully do well, rooting for them. Yeah, I believe they can win it.’
His comments come ahead of the Three Lions opener against Croatia on June 17 at Dallas Stadium, a match wey dey generate great anticipation as both teams get high hopes for Group L. Meanwhile, despite his absence from the final roster, Foden set aside any personal disappointment to send message of support to Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham, and the rest of the squad.
Now, England go seek to win their second World Cup title for history, following the one dem win for 1966, and dem go get opportunity to prove whether the City player expectations dey justified when dem kick off their World Cup campaign against Luka Modrić and company. England go then face Ghana at Boston Stadium on the 23rd and close out the group stage against Panama on the 27th at New York-New Jersey Stadium.
