LOWDOWN ON ENGLAND’S LIKELY LADS

BASED on the triumphant semifinal starting line-up:

CURTIS ANDERSON (MAN CITY)

Keeper signed by Blackpool before moving to Manchester City in 2012 for £15,000, aged just 11. Scored and saved penalties in the last-16 shoot-out win over Japan.

STEVEN SESSEGNON (FULHAM)

Twin brother of Fulham team-mate Ryan Sessegnon. Already has 30 appearances for club and is an England Under-19 international. Made full debut for Fulham in August in League Cup win against Wycombe.

JOEL LATIBEAUDIERE (MAN CITY)

Described by City as “powerful, elegant and confident on the ball” they cite him as a “modern centre- back”. Scored against Spain in the U-17 Euro final when the team lost on penalties.

MARC GUEHI (CHELSEA)

Versatile defender, the Ivory Coast- born player with a good attitude has been at Chelsea since primary school. Captained the club’s U-18s to the treble last season and has led England at age group level.

JONATHAN PANZO (CHELSEA)

Physical, tough defender said to be “technically gifted and good on the ball.” One of five Chelsea academy starlets in the U-17 squad.

GEORGE McEACHRAN (CHELSEA)

Helped Chelsea win the FA Youth Cup last season. Younger brother of Josh McEachran, who played 11 Premier League games for the Blues before joining Brentford.

TASHAN OAKLEY-BOOTHE (TOTTENHAM)

Made his first-team debut for Spurs in September coming of the bench in the League Cup against Barnsley. Missed out on the Euro U-17 final after a suffering a head injury.

PHIL FODEN (MAN CITY)

City boss Pep Guardiola said after his friendly debut against Houston in pre-season: “It’s a long time since I saw something like this. His performance was another level. I don’t have words.” With City as an under-nine and made the bench for last season’s home Champions League match against Celtic. “He’s a gift for us,” said Guardiola.

MORGAN GIBBS-WHITE (WOLVES)

Made his debut for Wolves aged just 16 last January in the FA Cup third round win over Stoke.

CALLUM HUDSON-ODOI (CHELSEA)

Striker who was hugely influential in FA Youth Cup win with eight goals and 11 assists. Handed a new deal in the summer after interest from Benfica and Juventus.

RHIAN BREWSTER (LIVERPOOL)

Forward has made a major impact in India, scoring seven times including hat-tricks in both the Brazil match and the quarter-final against the United States. Moved to Liverpool from Chelsea.