We simulated England’s Euro 2032 squad using Football Manager and the results are absolutely incredible

Gareth Southgate will soon pick his final Euro 2024 squad but we wanted to see what England’s future squads could look like.

England named a 33-man squad as they begin their Euro 2024 preparations with Southgate required to cut his squad down to 26 on June 8.

The England boss surprised many by opting to pick a number of youngsters such as Jarell Quansah, Adam Wharton and Curtis Jones over regular England internationals like Marcus Rashford, Raheem Sterling and Jordan Henderson.

Southgate’s contract as Three Lions manager is set to expire at the end of the year and there has been no indication whether he will remain in charge for future tournaments, clarity is expected after this summer’s tournament has concluded.

The UK and Ireland will host the 2028 European Championship with the tournament being hosted in Italy and Turkey in 2032.

Using the power of Football Manager, we attempted to predict how England’s squad could look for that tournament and the results were shocking, with a number of current England stars still playing key roles in the side.

Firstly, England were managed by current Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta who was sacked by Bayern Munich after just one year in charge in 2029.

Let’s take a closer look at his squad.

Goalkeepers

Aaron Ramsdale was England’s no.1 for the tournament after re-establishing himself as Arsenal’s first-choice goalkeeper in the latter stages of Arteta’s time at Arsenal. Football Manager predict that no other current England goalkeepers managed to make the step up to international level as the back up shot stoppers were both computer-generated players.

Defenders

In defence, only one computer-generated players made the cut as Premier League stars dominated the selection. England’s starting centre-backs were Callum Doyle, who spent last season on loan at Leicester from Manchester City, and Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi. Chelsea star Levi Colwill started at left-back with Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold the first-choice at right-back. Man City’s Rico Lewis was selected as well as Everton’s Jarrad Branthwaite.

Midfielders

Further up the field, Mason Mount was a surprise pick in the squad aged 35 and still plying his trade for Manchester United. He was a key player for England at the tournament, featuring in six games. Unsurprisingly, Jude Bellingham, who would be 29 at the time, Declan Rice and Phil Foden were still mainstays in the team. Curtis Jones and Harvey Elliott were both included in the squad but did not make one appearance. Bournemouth star Alex Scott also made the cut while Crystal Palace ace Michael Olise opted to pledge his international allegiance to England and was rewarded with a place in the squad.

Attackers

At the top end of the pitch, Arteta sprung some major surprises. He opted to pick one man he was extremely familiar with as Arsenal youngster Amario Cozier-Duberry joined the senior squad alongside Bukayo Saka and Rashford who returned to the fold to play a starring role. Norwich youngster Jonathan Rowe also booked his place on the flight alongside a son of a Premier League legend. Shaqueel van Persie, who is eligible for both England and the Netherlands, opted to represent the Three Lions and was selected as the team’s back up striker.

Shaqueel is the son of ex-Arsenal and Man Utd striker Robin van Persie (Getty)

Results

Unfortunately for England fans, the tournament ended in heart-break again. Arteta’s side reached the final of the competition but lost out to France, who emerged 3-2 victors with goals from Kylian Mbappe, Aurelian Tchoaumeni and Randal Kolo Muani cancelling out strikes from Bellingham and Rashford.

England’s Euro 2032 Euro squad predicted by Football Manager in full:

Goalkeepers

Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal)

Reece Jones (REGEN)

Gerry Duggan (REGEN)

Defenders

Levi Colwill (Chelsea)

Callum Doyle (Man City)

Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea)

Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool)

Reece James (Chelsea)

Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace)

Rico Lewis (Manchester City)

Daniel Graham (REGEN)

Jarrad Branthwaite (Everton)

Midfielders

Declan Rice (Arsenal)

Mason Mount (Man Utd)

Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa)

Phil Foden (Man City)

Michael Olise (Palace)

Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid)

Curtis Jones (Liverpool)

Alex Scott (Bournemouth)

Harvey Elliott (Liverpool)

Forwards

Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)

Marcus Rashford (Manchester United)

Jonathan Rowe (Norwich)

Amario Cozier-Duberry (Arsenal)

Shaqueel van Persie (Feyenoord)

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Topics: England, Football Manager, Mikel Arteta, Mason Mount, Bukayo Saka