England won all 8 games in the world preliminaries, scoring 22 goals and conceding 0 goals, and entered the World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico. WhoScored selected England's highest-rated lineup for the World Cup preliminaries, with Kane, Rice, and Saka in the top three.

■The following is England's highest-rated lineup for the World Cup preliminaries

Goalkeeper: Pickford - 6.64

Defender: James - 7.28, Konsa - 7.22, Guey - 7.37, O'Reilly - 7.10

Midfielder: Rice - 7.47, Bellingham - 7.34, Eze - 7.14, Elliott Anderson - 7.28

Forward: Saka - 7.38, Kane - 7.96