Today, September 9th in Wrocław, the Ukraine national team will play their fourth match of Euro-2024 qualification against England (kick-off at 7 PM). Here is our opponent.

England

General Information

As of July 2023, the English team held fourth place in the official FIFA ranking. Their first match in history was played on November 30, 1872 against Scotland (0-0), their biggest victory came on February 18, 1882 over Ireland (13-0), and their worst defeat occurred on May 23, 1954 at the hands of Hungary (1-7).

England national team — World Champions (1966), silver medalists in the European Championship (2020), twice bronze medal winners in the European Championship (1968, 1996), bronze medal winners in the Nations League (2019).

Squad

Goalkeepers: Sam Johnstone ("Crystal Palace"), Jordan Pickford ("Everton"), Aaron Ramsdale ("Arsenal").

Defenders: Ben Chilwell, Levi Colwill (both — "Chelsea"), Lewis Dunk ("Brighton"), Marc Guehi ("Crystal Palace"), Harry Maguire ("Manchester United"), Fikayo Tomori ("Milan", Italy), Kieran Trippier ("Newcastle"), Kyle Walker ("Manchester City").

Midfielders: Jude Bellingham ("Real Madrid", Spain), Conor Gallagher ("Chelsea"), Jordan Henderson ("Al-Ittihad", Saudi Arabia), Kalvin Phillips ("Manchester City"), Declan Rice ("Arsenal").

Forwards: Eberechi Eze ("Crystal Palace"), Phil Foden ("Manchester City"), Harry Kane ("Bayern Munich", Germany), James Maddison ("Tottenham"), Eddie Nketiah, Bukayo Saka (both — "Arsenal"), Marcus Rashford ("Manchester United"), Callum Wilson ("Newcastle").

Compared to the first match against Ukraine on March 26, there have been significant changes in England's squad. In goal, Fraser Forster from "Tottenham" has been replaced by Sam Johnstone from "Crystal Palace".

In defense, Reece James from "Chelsea", Eric Dier from "Manchester City", and John Stones from "Tottenham" are absent. Instead, Levi Colwill from "Chelsea", Lewis Dunk from "Brighton", and Fikayo Tomori from "Milan" have been called up.

In attack, Eberechi Eze from "Crystal Palace", Eddie Nketiah from "Arsenal", Marcus Rashford from "Manchester United", and Callum Wilson from "Newcastle" have been added.

It is also worth noting the absence of defender Trent Alexander-Arnold from "Liverpool" and midfielder Jack Grealish from "Manchester City" due to injury.

Head Coach

England's national team is coached by 52-year-old professional Gareth Southgate. He took over the position in September 2016, replacing Sam Allardyce.

Prior to being named head coach of the national team, Southgate worked for "Middlesbrough" and then with England's youth teams. With "Three Lions", he secured fourth place at the World Cup in 2018, second place at Euro-2020, and third place in the Nations League in 2019.

Under Southgate's leadership, England has played 85 matches: winning 53, drawing 18, and losing 14.

Leader

The leader of the English national team is forward Harry Kane. The striker has made 84 appearances and scored 58 goals for his country.

Since August 12, this year, the 28-year-old player has been playing for "Bayern Munich", having moved to the German club from "Tottenham" where he had spent most of his career. It should be noted that Kane was on loan at "Leighton Orient", "Millwall", "Norwich City", and "Leicester City".

Harry Kane is the all-time leading scorer for England (58 goals), top scorer in the 2018 World Cup (6 goals), and the best goal-scorer in the English Premier League (2015/2016, 2016/2017, 2020/2021).

Harry plays as a pure striker or attacking midfielder. He is very strong in the final stages of attack and possesses a powerful shot from distance. He likes to control the ball, plays well on the second touch, starts counterattacks excellently, prefers short passes, and executes set pieces exceptionally.

The authoritative portal Transfermarkt evaluates Harry Kane's transfer value at 90 million euros.