World Cup 2018: England's Jordan Pickford to wear number one shirt

Goalkeeper Jordan Pickford made his England debut in a friendly against Germany at Wembley last November — Jordan Pickford made his England debut in a friendly against Germany at Wembley last November

Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford has been given the England number one shirt for this summer's World Cup.

The 24-year-old made only his third international appearance when he started the 2-1 friendly victory over Nigeria on Saturday.

Manager Gareth Southgate indicated afterwards that Pickford would start the opening World Cup game against Tunisia on 18 June (19:00 BST).

"There was a bit of a statement with the selection of Jordan," he said.

"His decision-making was good, although he was rarely tested."

Stoke's Jack Butland and Burnley's Nick Pope - the other goalkeepers in the squad - will wear 13 and 23 respectively.

Captain Harry Kane, who wears number 10 at Tottenham, is given the number nine, with Manchester City winger Raheem Sterling wearing 10.

England squad numbers in full

1 Jordan Pickford (Everton)

2 Kyle Walker (Manchester City)

3 Danny Rose (Tottenham)

4 Eric Dier (Tottenham)

5 John Stones (Manchester City)

6 Harry Maguire (Leicester)

7 Jesse Lingard (Manchester United)

8 Jordan Henderson (Liverpool)

9 Harry Kane (captain, Tottenham)

10 Raheem Sterling (Manchester City)

11 Jamie Vardy (Leicester)

12 Kieran Trippier (Tottenham)

13 Jack Butland (Stoke)

14 Danny Welbeck (Arsenal)

15 Gary Cahill (Chelsea)

16 Phil Jones (Manchester United)

17 Fabian Delph (Manchester City)

18 Ashley Young (Manchester United)

19 Marcus Rashford (Manchester United)

20 Dele Alli (Tottenham)

21 Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea)

22 Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool)

23 Nick Pope (Burnley)

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Vardy over Welbeck any day!
Please don't play Henderson and Dier together. We need the ball going forward!
Love the World Cup, we may fail but I still enjoy the buzz.

Most people on here do but some eggs prefer to slag them out of jealousy.

Why people don’t want to get behind the team no matter what puzzles me.
This England team has no Hart
18 Jun Tun Vs Eng - a cagey affair, but you never want to lose your first game

24 June Eng Vs Pan - the pressure is getting to them. They are looking tired after a long season.

28 Jun Eng Vs Bel - disappointed to go out, but we are looking towards the future.........

wait 4 years time, then repeat.
The main thing this article provided was a painful reminder that Phil Jones is in the squad.
@12 If I remember right Poland had to at Euro 2012, one went off injured and the other got sent off for a foul, third choice then saved the pen and stayed 1st choice for the rest of their run
173. Posted by Merkus

Couldn't agree more. As a Scot I hope England go all the way, I'll be supporting them too. The only shame is that it's not a UK team with Bale, Robertson, Ramsay and Jonny Evans. I would hate to think that English people think we all agree with Sturgeon and the odious SNP.
good I think he deserves it. pope came in at a close second though
England include Welbeck and Germany leave out Sane.

I think this is indicative of the vast gulf in quality between the two sides...
Scottish fan here really hoping England can bring the world cup home, good on the lad getting no 1 and good on Southgate for giving youth a test, quality all round, all the best England !
Not a Liverpool fan but this Henderson-bashing is moronic. The guy captained a team to the Champions League final, which in our mediocre squad makes him a star player!

You think Klopp tells him to bomb forward in a team with Salah, Firmino, Mane, Oxlade-Chamberlain and 2 flying wing-backs? Of course not! His job is to hold so he holds.
These Kane 'claiming' jokes are really so boring... you do realise that Lukaku did the exact same thing last season (16/17) from a Bolasie cross and it has been done countless times before.

Give him credit for wanting to win and be the best and don't deride him for it, typical English attitude where if a player doesn't play for your club, you hate him! You'll never see this in other countries.
Have to say, I feel a little for Welbeck here. English fans have complained about our team for years and often demanded managers pick the guys who will fight for the team over the prima-donna's. I have rarely seen a player work as hard in an England shirt as Welbeck, and he has always tended to play better for his country than his club, the opposite of most of the team.
I hope Dier at number 4 and Henderson at 8 doesn't mean there will both start.
@44 I don’t hate Harry Kane, I’m just disappointed that he got the credit for my goal in the Sunday League last week.

But seriously, joke are just that - jokes. We all want to see Harry Kane (or any of the other England players) bag a hatful of goals at the World Cup, but I’m not going to lose my sense of humour over it.
One of the richest squads at the world cup and one of the poorest :/
@4 Sir Regulus. Tell me what has Joe Hart done this season that would make Southgate take him to the WC?. Pickford deserves the number 1 jersey. Not sold on Loftus-Cheek but doubt he'll play. Must be bad if Welbeck gets in as one of the strikers
I really hope Vardy get some good game time. The guy is class, great on the counter which is how we'll have to plag the big teams and a lethal finisher
Forget all the negative numpties (who if they won the Lotto they'd complain about having to go pick the dosh up!!) and the club rivalries... Just hope the lads get out there and play free and not worry about what the press say.... Always good to get together with mates, have a few pints and watch 'em!! There are plenty of real fans who wish you all the best!