Centre Back: Gary Cahill (Chelsea)
Another certain starter at next year’s global show-piece event, especially considering the solid-looking partnership at the back that the Blues central defender has formed with his counterpart from Goodison Park since the start of the qualification campaign last year.
Centre Back: Phil Jones (Manchester United)
Perhaps the only thing stopping the young Red Devil from gaining an automatic starting place in Roy Hodgson’s team next summer is the 21-year-old’s versatility, with still many experts undecided about where the player’s best position is, in central defence or as a holding midfield player.