the last couple of months with L'pool in crisis has made it clear Jamie Carragher has the emotional range of a teenage boy

Jorginho was a stop gap for 2.5 years. this is looking like a 6 months - 1 year stop gap. Don't think it happens in January without a loan back to Lille.

Brazil, Morocco, Scotland all back in the same group. Only team missing is Norway replaced by Haiti

No room in the squad so it's one in, one out.

Or Ecuador v Curacao

Germany vs Cote d'Ivoire

agree on not building people up but if you care about developing football globally, there's no vehicle better than FIFA to do that through. Ignore the clown that is Infantino and it is still one of the least bad global institutions.

this is simple? One team from each pot based on world rankings. Can't have 2 teams from the same confederation except Europe who can't have 3. tennis style seeding so 1 vs 2 are on opposite paths to the final.

It's an away game so the lineup will probably be stronger than expected. Gyokeres, Martinelli, White, Noni likely start. Calafiori and Rice rested. The back line picks itself with injuries. Only "do we take it serious?" decision is Norgaard, Nwaneri vs Zubimendi, Odegaard

If Saliba is back tomorrow and they can all stay fit, it is not too desperate a situation.