How England should line up at the World Cup: White instead of Maguire and Sterling over Rashford

The wait is almost over. England will finally get their 2022 World Cup under way on Monday afternoon when they take on Iran at the Khalifa International Stadium.

The Three Lions reached the semi-finals in Russia four years ago and then went even closer at Euro 2022, losing to Italy on penalties in the final at Wembley.

So, this time around, they are looking to go one step further in Qatar and finally get their hands on a first major international trophy since 1966.

But who should Gareth Southgate pick to start the tournament against Iran?

We asked GOAL correspondent Charles Watts for his chosen 11 and he went for a 4-3-3 formation with the following players...