{"id":72234,"date":"2025-12-05T15:14:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T15:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=72234"},"modified":"2025-12-05T15:14:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T15:14:14","slug":"pep-guardiola-england-to-win-2026-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/pep-guardiola-england-to-win-2026-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Pep Guardiola Backing England To Win The 2026 World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is backing England to ‘make the last step’ and win the 2026 World Cup in North America this summer.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pep Guardiola Backs England for World Cup Glory<\/h2>\n

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola wants England to win the 2026 World Cup.<\/p>\n

The Three Lions sealed their spot at the tournament by topping their qualifying group with a perfect eight wins from eight, without conceding a single goal throughout the campaign.<\/p>\n

Consequently, they are among the favourites to triumph in North America next summer.<\/p>\n

Thomas Tuchel said he hopes to ‘make England’s dreams come true’<\/a> after being appointed last year, and Guardiola is backing the German to do exactly that ahead of Friday’s draw.<\/p>\n

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England manager Thomas Tuchel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The likes of Donald Trump, Gianni Infantino, Andrea Bocelli, Kevin Hart, Robbie Williams and more will all be in attendance as Harry Kane and co discover which group they are in.<\/p>\n

England have been allocated a spot in Pot 1, meaning they will be the highest-seeded side in their group, and they will be drawn alongside a team from each of Pot 2, Pot 3 and Pot 4.<\/p>\n

Scotland are in Pot 3, while Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland have been allocated positions in Pot 4 should they make it through the World Cup play-offs<\/a> in March.<\/p>\n

Speaking in his pre-match press conference ahead of City’s clash against high-flying Sunderland on Saturday, Guardiola was asked to select his favourite to win the tournament.<\/p>\n

The Catalan responded: “The same ones. Everybody knows. We will be in agreement about the candidates if we name the same four or five candidates. Everybody knows it.”<\/em><\/p>\n

He continued, sharing his hopes for England: “I would like England to be there. I don’t want to pretend to be too nice but I have been here for many years and been part of the country. <\/em><\/p>\n

“I would love Thomas [Tuchel] and the people to make the last step and do it.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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Not only has Pep embraced the culture of Manchester, he\u2019s doing the same with the country as a whole.<\/p>\n

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