England World Cup guide: squad, fixtures, shirt numbers, TV and betting odds

Three Lions head coach Gareth Southgate
takes a young squad to Russia

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According to the bookies the Three Lions are second favourites to win
the group behind Belgium and are also hotly tipped to qualify for
the World Cup knockout stage. 

Head coach Gareth Southgate has named Harry Kane as his
captain and it looks likely that Jordan Pickford will be given the
goalkeeping gloves for the opening group clash against Tunisia on
18 June at at Volgograd Arena.

The games against Tunisia and Panama are live on the BBC while
ITV will show live coverage of the Belgium match. 

England at the World Cup: further
reading

• World Cup guide: fixtures, groups, stadiums, facts
  and previous winners 
• World Cup group G guide and squads: Belgium,
  Panama, Tunisia, England 
• World Cup TV guide: which games are live on the BBC
  and ITV? 
• Southgate puts England on penalty practice ahead of
  the World Cup 
• England squad excites boss Gareth
  Southgate 
• England’s World Cup squad: player, press and fan
  reaction 
• Harry Kane named England captain –
  reaction

England World Cup fixtures

• 18 June: vs. Tunisia at Volgograd Arena, Volgograd (7pm, BBC
  One) 
• 24 June: vs. Panama at Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod
  (1pm, BBC One) 
• 28 June: vs. Belgium at Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad (7pm,
  ITV)

Southgate’s 23-man World Cup squad

• Goalkeepers: Jack Butland (Stoke), Jordan Pickford (Everton),
  Nick Pope (Burnley) 
• Defenders: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Gary Cahill
  (Chelsea), Fabian Delph (Manchester City), Phil Jones (Manchester
  United), Harry Maguire (Leicester), Danny Rose (Tottenham), John
  Stones (Manchester City), Kieran Trippier (Tottenham), Kyle Walker
  (Manchester City), Ashley Young (Manchester United) 
• Midfielders: Dele Alli (Tottenham), Eric Dier (Tottenham),
  Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), Jesse Lingard (Manchester United),
  Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) 
• Forwards: Harry Kane (Tottenham, captain), Marcus Rashford
  (Manchester United), Raheem Sterling (Manchester City), Jamie Vardy
  (Leicester), Danny Welbeck (Arsenal)

England squad numbers

Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford has been given the No.1
shirt for the World Cup, but does that mean he will start against
the Tunisians on 18 June? Captain Kane is England’s No.9 while
Raheem Sterling is No.10 and Dele Alli is No.20. 

• 1 Jordan Pickford 
• 2 Kyle Walker 
• 3 Danny Rose 
• 4 Eric Dier 
• 5 John Stones 
• 6 Harry Maguire 
• 7 Jesse Lingard 
• 8 Jordan Henderson 
• 9 Harry Kane (captain) 
• 10 Raheem Sterling 
• 11 Jamie Vardy 
• 12 Kieran Trippier (Tottenham) 
• 13 Jack Butland 
• 14 Danny Welbeck 
• 15 Gary Cahill 
• 16 Phil Jones 
• 17 Fabian Delph 
• 18 Ashley Young 
• 19 Marcus Rashford 
• 20 Dele Alli 
• 21 Ruben Loftus-Cheek 
• 22 Trent Alexander-Arnold 
• 23 Nick Pope

England World Cup betting odds

Latest best prices according to Oddschecker (as of 6 June).

• To win group G: 11/8 
• To qualify from group G: 1/6 
• To reach the quarter-finals:
  5/6  
• To reach the semi-finals: 7/2   
• To reach the final: 13/2 
• To win the World Cup: 18/1 
• Harry Kane to be the World Cup’s top goalscorer: 17/1 
• Harry Kane to win the Golden Ball for the World Cup’s best
  player: 17/1