Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand has singled out the significance of England duo Kobbie Mainoo and Marcus Rashford for Thomas Tuchel’s 2026 World Cup ambitions.
Kobbie Mainoo has been capable of climb again into the England nationwide group squad for the March worldwide break after his main turnaround in kind at Old Trafford.
The 20-year-old Manchester United midfielder’s significance to the Red Devils starting XI was restored again in January after the arrival of Michael Carrick.
Marcus Rashford, who is at Barcelona on a season-long mortgage, was capable of win his place again within the England squad in 2025 throughout his time at Aston Villa final season.
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Man Utd legend Rio Ferdinand’s prediction for Kobbie Mainoo and Marcus Rashford for the 2026 World Cup with England
Rio Ferdinand admitted that he’s assured that Kobbie Mainoo will be within the three-man midfield for England’s starting XI on the World Cup match this summer time.
Mainoo has began all 10 of the Red Devils’ Premier League matches underneath Michael Carrick since Ruben Amorim was sacked as Manchester United manager.
The England and United midfielder is one in all two key Red Devils picks for Ferdinand, who additionally thinks Marcus Rashford will begin for the Three Lions on the World Cup.
Rashford has impressed throughout his mortgage spell at Barcelona and revived his profession away from Old Trafford after he was deemed surplus to necessities underneath Ruben Amorim.
“[Jordan] Pickford in goal, [Reece] James [at] right-back, left-back [is] [Nico] O’Reilly, centre-backs [are] [Ezri] Konsa and [Marc] Guehi,” Ferdinand mentioned on his Rio Ferdinand Presents podcast, as per X.
“Three-man midfield, Kobbie Mainoo, Declan Rice and Jude Bellingham in the No 10.
“I’m going to [have] [Bukayo] Saka [for the] right. After what I saw the other day, Marcus Rashford [on the] left, Harry Kane [up front]. And there’ll be stipulations on some of these players, right?”
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Man Utd abilities Kobbie Mainoo and Marcus Rashford are each primed to problem for World Cup spots for England
England’s last match of the March worldwide break will be performed on Tuesday, with the Three Lions internet hosting Japan at Wembley for a 7:45pm kick-off time within the UK.
The Three Lions kicked off their two worldwide pleasant fixtures for March final week, with England being held to a 1-1 draw towards Uruguay at Wembley.
England will play Costa Rica on tenth June of their last worldwide pleasant forward of the Three Lions’ World Cup marketing campaign in North America underneath Thomas Tuchel.
Both Mainoo and Rashford have an actual alternative to safe locations within the starting XI for England’s upcoming World Cup opener towards Croatia on seventeenth June.
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