Alan Shearer: England can reach World Cup semi-final
"At a push" England's 23-man squad could make it to a World Cup semi-final, former captain Alan Shearer has said.
England's 23-man squad has the ability to reach the semi-final's of the World Cup, former captain Alan Shearer has said.
England manager Roy Hodgson has revealed the player's he will be taking to Brazil for the tournament which begins in June.
Shearer said striker Wayne Rooney "needs to have a big tournament for people to speak about him in the same terms as Ronaldo and Messi".
The full England squad is Joe Hart (Manchester City), Ben Foster (West Brom), Fraser Forster (Celtic); Glen Johnson (Liverpool), Phil Jagielka (Everton), Gary Cahill (Chelsea), Chris Smalling (Manchester United), Phil Jones (Manchester United), Leighton Baines (Everton), Luke Shaw (Southampton); Steven Gerrard (Liverpool, capt), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), James
Milner (Manchester City), Jack Wilshere (Arsenal), Ross Barkley (Everton), Adam Lallana (Southampton), Raheem Sterling (Liverpool), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal); Wayne Rooney (Manchester United), Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool), Danny Welbeck (Manchester United), Ricky Lambert (Southampton).
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