Bukayo Saka will step up and take another penalty for the England national team at the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup despite being abused by English fans over missing one in the final of Euro 2020. The youngster has been one of England’s finest players since he broke into the national team and was in inspiring form at the Euros. However, he missed the decisive spot-kick against Italy in the final which made England lose the competition and he suffered from so much abuse afterwards. They have selected him in their squad for this year’s World Cup and the youngster is keen to impress at that stage as well. England teammate Aaron Ramsdale says he has the character to take another spot-kick if he has to. He said via Matchplug: ‘ I think he has realised it was just something that happened to him and he would not shy away — he is that type of person. ‘He knows the feeling now and, hopefully, next time he steps up he’ll put the ball in the back of the net.’

Former Germany international, Jurgen Klinsmann has tipped England to win the World Cup in Qatar after their performance at the 2018 edition and Euro 2020. The Three Lions remain one of the favourites considering the squad they have and the progress they have made under Gareth Southgate, but there are so many other countries who can beat them to win the competition. Klinsmann was at Tottenham for one season and he was a fans’ favourite to most in the Premier League. He would be on punditry duty during the competition and insists England can do great things. The former USA coach said via Matchplug: ‘If I look at England, the squad knows it is strong. It has proved it over many years. There is a progression in place. ‘They played a fantastic tournament in Russia. Then they played a fantastic Euros but didn’t win it, unfortunately. So now if you are a player or manager with England, your expectation is: ‘We have to go to Qatar and win this thing’. ‘The same thing exists with Germany, Brazil, Argentina and Spain. They go to World Cups to win. England are in that company now.’

West Ham midfielder Lucas Paqueta is set to miss the World Cup for Brazil after suffering what appears to be a serious injury, weeks away from the international competition. The Brazilian only joined the Hammers in the summer after showing great form on the books of Olympique Lyon and he has just started getting used to how they play. However, he is now injured and missed their 1-0 defeat at the hands of Liverpool last night to confirm he is still not fit enough. West Ham manager, David Moyes has admitted he does not know when the midfielder will be fit again and this has raise alarm over his chances of playing at the World Cup. ‘He has an injury, it’s quite serious at the moment. I am not sure how long it will keep him out,’ said Moyes via Matchplug.  ‘He has been a huge player for us recently, he was coming into form and giving us a different type of dynamic in the team. We are really disappointed to lose him.’

Gary Neville beleives Phil Foden must start for England at the World Cup in Qatar even though he struggles in the national team. The Manchester City man has started this season very well after stunning in some matches including a derby day hat-trick against Manchester United at the weekend. He does well in the sky blue shirt of City, but he is yet to take that form to the international stage for England and that has baffled many fans. Foden is one of the finest talents in the world, yet the England national team managers cannot find a place for him on their team, like Trent Alexander-Arnold. Neville insists Foden is a generational talent and there is a problem if there is no space for him on the national team. He said via Matchplug: ‘I feel really strongly on the forward options. ‘I love a lot of those players but if we can’t find a starting position for Phil Foden in our national team I think that’s a real problem.  ‘He is a generational talent. He is a different level in that sense. That feels more wrong to me than Trent Alexander-Arnold.’