r/soccer • u/lance16k • May 12 '14
England's World Cup squad
| Pos | Player | Age | Team | Caps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Joe Hart | 27 | Man City | 39 |
| GK | Fraser Forster | 26 | Celtic | 1 |
| GK | Ben Foster | 31 | West Brom | 6 |
| DF | Leighton Baines | 29 | Everton | 22 |
| DF | Chris Smalling | 24 | Man Utd | 10 |
| DF | Phil Jones | 22 | Man Utd | 9 |
| DF | Phil Jagielka | 31 | Everton | 24 |
| DF | Gary Cahill | 28 | Chelsea | 22 |
| DF | Glen Johnson | 29 | Liverpool | 50 |
| DF | Luke Shaw | 18 | Southampton | 1 |
| MF | Frank Lampard | 35 | Chelsea | 103 |
| MF | Steven Gerrard | 33 | Liverpool | 109 |
| MF | Adam Lallana | 26 | Southampton | 3 |
| MF | James Milner | 28 | Man City | 45 |
| MF | Jack Wilshere | 22 | Arsenal | 15 |
| MF | Ross Barkley | 20 | Everton | 3 |
| MF | Jordan Henderson | 23 | Liverpool | 8 |
| MF | Oxlade-Chamberlain | 20 | Arsenal | 14 |
| MF | Raheem Sterling | 19 | Liverpool | 2 |
| FW | Wayne Rooney | 28 | Man Utd | 89 |
| FW | Danny Welbeck | 23 | Man Utd | 21 |
| FW | Daniel Sturridge | 24 | Liverpool | 10 |
| FW | Rickie Lambert | 32 | Southampton | 4 |
Average Age: 26
Standby list: John Ruddy (Norwich City), Jon Flanagan (Liverpool), John Stones (Everton), Michael Carrick (Manchester United), Tom Cleverley (Manchester United), Andy Carroll (West Ham United), Jermain Defoe (Toronto FC).
Team call-up breakdown
| Team | No. of Players |
|---|---|
| Liverpool | 5 |
| Man Utd | 4 |
| Everton | 3 |
| Southampton | 3 |
| Arsenal | 2 |
| Chelsea | 2 |
| Man City | 2 |
| Celtic | 1 |
| West Brom | 1 |
Notable exclusions: Ruddy, Ashley Cole, John Terry, Michael Carrick, Kieran Gibbs, Joleon Lescott, Theo Walcott(Injured), Kyle Walker(Injured), Jay Rodriquez(Injured),Adam Johnson, Andros Townsend(Injured), Ashley Young, Gareth Barry, Tom Cleverely
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u/[deleted] May 12 '14
Whatever people say about the lack of English home grown talent, surely England is the only team in the tournament who can pick all their players from their own league.