Henderson honored to represent England at fourth World Cup

Jordan Henderson is “extremely honored” to have the opportunity to represent England in his fourth World Cup. The Brentford midfielder has already taken part in the 2014, 2018 and 2022 World Cups, starting 10 of his 11 appearances for the Three Lions. Henderson's international career appeared to be over in 2023 when he left Liverpool for Saudi Arabia before joining Ajax. This series of changes led to him being left out of England's squad for Euro 2024. However, after a successful season with Brentford in 2025-26, which saw the Bees finish with a ninth-place finish in the Premier League and just outside the European places, Henderson found his way into Thomas Tuchel's side.



"I think everyone knows what England means to me as I have represented my country my entire career," said Tuchel. "I'm very honored, very lucky to have this opportunity. However, for me, as always, it's about being the best version of myself, being ready to help the team on and off the field and giving everything to help this team succeed. The last few years have been a roller coaster ride, to say the least, but I've worked very hard to be in this position and made a lot of sacrifices. I'm just very grateful and honored to be here. It's about giving everything for the nation To make home proud, and to do that we just have to be ourselves.

England's World Cup campaign begins against Croatia on June 17, while they will also face Ghana and Panama in Group L. Before the tournament, Tuchel's team will face New Zealand and Costa Rica in warm-up games in the United States.