Aston Villa’s Watkins Targets World Cup Spot Despite Recent England Omission
Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins says he must “keep scoring goals” to earn an England World Cup recall after being left out of Thomas Tuchel’s latest squad.
Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins is aiming for a late push to make England’s World Cup squad. Dropped by Tuchel, Watkins looks to score his way into World Cup squad...
Watkins still believes he can make England’s World Cup squad despite being left out of last month’s friendlies against Uruguay and Japan, with the Aston Villa forward saying all he can do in the final weeks of the season is score goals.
Watkins, who has 20 England caps and was part of the squad at Euro 2024, was left out of Thomas Tuchel’s 35-man squad for the Wembley matches after a long spell struggling in front of goal this season.
Since the squad was announced, though, he has found form again and scored four times in as many games, including his 100th goal for Villa in their 4-0 Europa League win over Bologna on Thursday.
Asked how he could force his way back into the England team, the 30-year-old told TNT Sports: “Just keep scoring goals.”
“That's all I can do. I was disappointed not to be in the previous squad, but yeah, I can understand his (Tuchel's) reasons for not picking me.
“I just have to do my talking on the pitch and keep performing well and then score as many as I can come the end of the season.”
"I want to do something special." – Ollie Watkins, September 2020.
— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) April 17, 2026
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England will play warm-up matches against New Zealand and Costa Rica in June as part of their World Cup preparations, with the tournament hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico from June 11 to July 19.
They begin their Group L campaign against Croatia in Dallas on June 17 before playing Ghana on June 23 and Panama four days later.
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