Sam Allardyce picks England XI that he would ‘definitely’ win World Cup with

Former England boss Sam Allardyce has named the Three Lions side that would 'definitely' win World Cup – if he was still at the helm.

Big Sam spent one game in charge of the Three Lions – a win against Slovakia for the first game of England's 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign. However, after allegations of malpractice, Allardyce stepped aside via mutual consent.

In his place, Gareth Southgate took England to the semi-finals in Russia, and then into the final of Euro 2020. Both endeavours ended in heartbreak, but Big Sam is sure he would take England one better under the winter sun.

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When speaking on William Hill’s and Footy Accumulators’ No Tippy Tappy Football, Big Sam said: "Yes, definitely. With this squad, yes.”

Allardyce had been joined by his former assistant Sammy Lee, who agreed with his stance: "Yes, we would back ourselves.” Allardyce continued: "We’d go for Jordan Pickford in goal, Reece James, Harry Maguire, Conor Coady and Luke Shaw in defence.

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"Declan Rice in midfield and Jude Bellingham alongside him, along with Mason Mount. Harry Kane up front, and we’ll go with Bukayo Saka and Phil Foden. We’d be celebrating with that, this team would win the World Cup."

Big Sam added: "My fear lies with getting there again in this World Cup and having the courage to see it through. That’s not just the players; that’s the staff, the managers, Gareth Southgate, everybody.

"Making the right decisions, picking the right team, picking the right tactics… The players holding their nerve and the excitement of playing in a final and getting the best out of them. You need to play your best game you’ve ever played when you play in a World Cup final.”

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