It wasn't Bellingham, the player who shocked Klopp in the win over Wales

The English easily beat Wales 3-0 with goals from Marcus Rashford in the 50th and 68th minutes, plus another goal from Phil Foden in the 51st minute, while the Americans defeated Iran 1-0 in a close game. The only goal of the game was scored in the 39th minute by Christian Pulisic. For the round of 16, England will face Senegal while the United States will have to face the Netherlands.

The English national team is a clear example, where young players have earned a place in the starting eleven of Gareth Southgate, such is the case of Declan Rice has taken over the midfield of the team of "The Rose". The West Ham United star has become in recent days a priority for Jürgen Klopp, who, given the inconsistent level that Fabinho has presented with the Red's, is considering making a juicy offer to the Londoners of 60 million for the only good thing that so far has presented the selection of "The Three Lions".

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Rice has made three full starts in Qatar, where he has had above-average overall team scores. Rice came up through the Hammers youth ranks where he went through the entire Academy U18, U23 and U23 process all the way through to the first team. His talent, sacrifice and intelligence on the pitch led him to prematurely represent Ireland in 2015, but his desire to go to a World Cup led him to England in 2019, where he played his first official games and thus slammed the door shut on a call-up for the Irish.

The 23-year-old midfielder piqued Klopp's interest once he made an authoritative showing at his first World Cup. Rice has been a regular for David Moyes who has used him in the Premier League and Europa Conference League, where he was an important part of the London club's run to the last 16 of the European competition, winning Group B unbeaten with 18 points from six games.

Rice could arrive at Anfield

Rice could arrive at Anfield and fight head-to-head with Fabinho, who is also in Qatar, but unlike the Brazilian he has not played a single minute so far in the global competition. Fabinho, for some, was a surprise inclusion in Tite's final squad, as in the last call-up before the World Cup he was only given half an hour of playing time in the two matches Brazil played on their tour of France.