How did England players rate during the World Cup?

How did England players rate during the World Cup?Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Jude Bellingham scored six goals for England during the World CupPublished19 July 2026CommentsEngland finished the World Cup by beating France 6-4 in an extraordinary third-place play-off.BBC Sport England reporter Alex Howell rates how the players did throughout the tournament. GoalkeepersJordan Pickford: The Everton goalkeeper is undoubtedly England's number one and has proven he can deal with being on the big stage. However, this was not Pickford's best tournament and he produced some erratic moments. His best performance came in the semi-final loss to Argentina, but he will question himself over Enzo Fernandez's goal. 6Dean Henderson: England's second-choice goalkeeper came to the tournament in form. Henderson started the bronze-medal match against France, producing an excellent save to deny Kylian Mbappe but conceding three goals. 6James Trafford: Came to the tournament as third choice and did not feature but travelling to a World Cup is good experience. N/ADefenders Ezri Konsa: The Aston Villa defender featured in every game and continued to show he has the quality for international football. A starting centre-back and also played at right-back in the win over Norway in the quarter-finals. He ended the tournament with a goal in the third-place play-off. 7John Stones: It was considered a gamble by Thomas Tuchel to take Stones considering his fitness issues. He started the first game, had some shaky moments and dropped out for the next couple. But he regrouped and started the quarter-final win over Norway and semi-final defeat by Argentina. The 32-year-old showed his quality but was caught under the ball for Lautaro Martinez's winner. 7Marc Guehi: A staple of the England backline at major tournaments. Guehi did not start the opening game against Croatia but when he came in he showed his usual calmness and quality. Guehi put in an excellent performa...