Former England striker Darren Bent has named his World Cup XI ahead of the final, leaving out England stars Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane. The selection features five Spain players, including Tottenham Hotspur defender Pedro Porro.
Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha was chosen over Spain's Unai Simon due to his performance against both Spain and Saudi Arabia. Vozinha has seen his Instagram following rise to 29.3 million following his tournament. Bent defended the choice, noting that Unai Simon plays behind a stingy defense.
Bellingham J. — 
Real Madrid, LaLiga 2025/2026: 18 apps · ⚽ 4 · 🅰 3 · 🟨 1
Real Madrid, LaLiga 2025/2026: 18 apps · ⚽ 4 · 🅰 3 · 🟨 1Kane H. — 
Bayern Munich, Bundesliga 2025/2026: 24 apps · ⚽ 30 · 🅰 5 · 🟨 1
Simon U. — Ath Bilbao, LaLiga 2025/2026: 27 apps · ⚽ 0 · 🅰 0 · ≈ €22M
Spain · Goalkeeper · 29 y.o. · contract until 30/06/2029
Porro P. — 
Tottenham, Premier League 2025/2026: 25 apps · ⚽ 0 · 🅰 2 · 🟨 6 · ≈ €35M
Tottenham, Premier League 2025/2026: 25 apps · ⚽ 0 · 🅰 2 · 🟨 6 · ≈ €35M Spain · Right-Back · 26 y.o. · contract until 30/06/2031
🔁 Transfer history:
- Sporting → Tottenham (2023), €40.00m
- Tottenham → Sporting (2023), End of loan
- Sporting → Tottenham (2023), Loan fee:
€5.00m
Vozinha — 
Chaves, Liga Portugal 2 2025/2026: 14 apps · ⚽ 0 · 🅰 0