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jamie carragher Is said England They have only an “outside chance” of making it to the 2026 World Cup after revealing their three main favorites for next year’s tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
Thomas Tuchel’s side have already secured qualification for the finals next summer after an unbeaten qualifying campaign without conceding a goal.
But Carragher still has the lion’s share of the three main favourites, including holders Argentina and European champions Spain.
“You have to look at Argentina, the holders, will this be the last time we see Messi play football? He will probably get very good support, especially if he plays in Miami, with his impact on MLS and playing for Inter Miami,” Carragher said. CBS Sports,
“From the European side, the European champions, Spain with Lamine Yamal and then France with Kylian Mbappe, arguably the two best players in the world at the moment, obviously France with Ousmane Dembele as well.
“It is very difficult for me to watch a tournament and not have France in my mind. [England are in] “At the next level of teams, with Portugal, the teams I mentioned are probably favorites and then they’ve got an outside chance.”
Tuchel’s views on England’s prospects also coincide with Carragher’s, underlining their “underdog” status.
The German coach said earlier this month: “We’ll arrive at the World Cup as underdogs because we haven’t won it for decades, and we’ll be playing against teams that have won it repeatedly during that time, so we need to arrive as a team otherwise we have no chance.”
England’s preparations for next summer continue when they face Serbia at Wembley next month, followed by a trip to Albania to complete Group K.
draw for world cup 2026 It will take place on 5 December, with 48 countries vying for a place in the finals, with the first game on 11 June and the final on 19 July at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.