It seems that England is quite favored when it comes to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar later.
England is in Group B at the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
The squad nicknamed The Three Lions lined up as the most favored team in Group B.
England are in a group with Iran, the United States and Wales in Group B later.
A year ago, the slogan “It’s Coming Home” seemed to be coming true.
Especially when Gareth Southgate managed to guide England to reach the EURO 2020 final.
Unfortunately, the host public again had to be disappointed when they lost on penalties against Italy at Wembley.
The EURO 2020 runner-up achievement follows in the footsteps of being a semifinalist in the 2018 World Cup.
It is not impossible that England will reach the peak of their performance in Qatar to bring home the World Cup trophy.
The reason is, England has not brought home this prestigious trophy to British soil for a long time.
The last time England won the World Cup was in 1966.
Unfortunately, the last few months before leaving for Qatar, England’s performance was not very positive.
Moreover, when they were rolled by Hungary 0-4 in their own country until they were relegated from the top caste of the UEFA Nations League.
Southgate clearly hopes that Harry Kane can repeat his performance as the top scorer of the 2018 World Cup.
Harry Kane is expected to be able to maintain his performance and status as the most fertile in the European zone qualifying phase.
A number of other talented talents are clearly expected to continue their development at the World Cup.
Including Bukayo Saka who failed to score a penalty in the last EURO final.
Among the other teams in Group B, Wales is perhaps the most threatening stumbling block for England.
The British half-brother is the first time since 1958 that they will be able to return to the World Cup finals.
Gareth Bale, who is now 33 years old, certainly wants Qatar to be a slick tournament if he plans to end his international career.
Like his brothers, Wales has in-depth knowledge of England and of course has the ambition to improve his non-winning record in the last six official meetings.
Bale and Aaron Ramsey, who are no longer young, certainly need the support of figures who are ready to continue their status as the flag bearers of Wales.
Several names may come to mind, whether it’s Harry Wilson, Neco Williams, or Brennan Johnson.
The performance of the last name is worth waiting for, considering that Johnson continues to see promising developments with Nottingham Forest in the English Premier League.
The next team that England might have to watch out for is the United States (US).
In two meetings at the World Cup, England have never won against the US, losing 0-1 in the 1950 group stage and drawing 1-1 in the 2010 group stage.
The US are back in the World Cup finals after missing 2018 and coach Gregg Berhalter has a squad full of promising talent.
Christian Pulisic is clearly the most important name in the US squad at the moment and the 24-year-old is already burdened with team responsibilities.
Other names worth paying attention to from Uncle Sam’s squad are Timothy Weah, Yunus Musah, Sergino Dest, Tyler Adams and Josh Sargent.
The five of them are younger than Pulisic but are relatively full of experience performing in prestigious European competitions.
Now, it’s time to help improve the achievements of the US, which has never exceeded the top 16 in the last three appearances.
Iran is practically the team with the lowest FIFA ranking among all the occupants of Group B, but that doesn’t mean that Carlos Queiroz’s team can be underestimated.
Queiroz was only hired by Iran again two months before leaving for Qatar, but this will be the third time the Portuguese tactician has led Team Melli at the World Cup finals.
In their sixth appearance at the World Cup finals, Iran would want to be able to escape from the group stage for the first time.
The mainstay trio of Sardar Azmoun, Alireza Jahanbakhsh and Mehdi Taremi will most likely occupy the front lines.
Especially for Azmoun, he is still hunting for his first goal in the World Cup to complete his 41 goals for Iran.
Iran’s single biggest loss was the loss of young talent Allahyar Sayyadmanesh who was sidelined through injury.
Practically making them one of the teams with the oldest average age in Qatar.
In fact, Iran is only inhabited by one player under the age of 25, namely defender Abolfazl Jalali, who is unlikely to get much playing time later.
