Soccer Aid 2026: England Wins Against World XI

Jermain Defoe and Angry Ginge played well for England XI in Soccer Aid.

England XI won the Soccer Aid trophy by beating World XI 3-2. Damson Idris scored the first goal with a nice kick.

Jermain Defoe scored two goals to become the top goal-scorer in Soccer Aid. Michael Essien scored a goal for World XI.

England XI was nervous at the end, but they won the game. Now, we will rate the players.

Joe Hart made two good saves at the start. He did well before being replaced by Joe Marler.

Owen Cooper played well at right-back with strong tackles and stops.

Angry Ginge played very well, stopping many shots at goal. He made a great save on the goal line.

Joleon Lescott showed his quality and made a great stop to prevent a goal.

Sam Thompson struggled at first but got better and stopped many attacks.

Jack Wilshere played well with Wayne Rooney in the middle. He helped England get the ball back and control the game.

Tom Grennan did not look out of place with the other players. He ran forward and helped defend.

Damson Idris scored a great goal to give England the lead. He had many other chances to score.

Wayne Rooney played very well in the first half. He made the other team's goalkeeper make a great save.

Toni Duggan had some good moments on the left side before being replaced.

Jermain Defoe set up Idris for a goal and then scored two goals himself.

Joe Marler made some mistakes but also made some great saves.

Paddy McGuinness came into the game with two minutes left.

Danny Dyer came into the game after half-time and defended well.

Theo Walcott was unlucky not to score with a powerful kick. He missed two good chances.

Jill Scott helped England win by winning headers in the middle.

Shaun Wright-Phillips had a shot blocked in the second half.

Tom Hiddleston did not make an impact in his 21 minutes on the field.

Jordan North played well at left-back in the second half.

Olly Murs came into the game at right-back and helped his team.

Jade Moore came into the game and helped Defoe score his first goal.

Alex Brooker replaced Chloe Burrows for the last few minutes.

Chloe Burrows should have had an assist but Theo Walcott missed the shot.

GK Barry was surprised by a pass and made a mistake. She got the ball later and passed to Tom Grennan.

Jack Whitehall was not tired after traveling and played well.

Edwin van der Sar made a great save to stop Rooney's kick.

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau played a short but good game before being replaced.

Richard Gadd made a great tackle to stop an attack.

Nemanja Matic tried to get his team up the field with good passes.

Jordi Alba went forward a lot and made great crosses into the box.

Jen Beattie played the first 30 minutes and had a shot that went off target.

Dermot Kennedy played behind Essien and defended well. He also had some shots blocked.

Behzinga had a great chance to score but failed. He ran up and down the right side well.

Michael Essien was all over the field in the first half. He scored a great goal from far away.

Nabhaan Rizwan made the goalkeeper make two saves early on. He was a threat in the first half.

Dimitar Berbatov showed great footwork but got frustrated with calls not going his way.

Chris O'Dowd made a great save to stop Theo Walcott's kick.

Tim Cahill won a free-kick and then scored a goal with a header.

Lukas Podolski missed two great chances after coming in at half-time.

Ali Krieger played the last 15 minutes of the first half and tried to go forward.

Nicky Byrne came into the game in the second half and helped his team.

Frankie Dettori was put into the game for the last seven minutes.

Nitro was fast and a threat on the right side after coming in.

Simon Neil came into the game for a short time in the second half to defend.

Tobi Brown was brought in for the last part of the game as World XI looked for a tie.

Maisie Adam almost scored after coming into the game but had her shot cleared.

Molly McCann came into the game and was a nuisance on the right side.

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