Liverpool legend son
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Malta against Finland starts the qualification for the World Cup 2026 on Friday. National coach Emilio de Leo relies on a well -known name: James Carragher. The 22-year-old central defender is the son of Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher and was first nominated for Malta for the upcoming international matches.
At the beginning of February, both James and Jamie received the Maltese citizenship, according to media reports, since the mother and grandfather of the former English national player come from the island state. While Carragher Senior ran 38 times for England and has 508 Premier League games, his son made the leap into Wigan Athletic’s first team in the summer. There he was on the pitch in 30 missions this season.
In the FIFA world rankings, Malte is in 168, which is why the team of De Leo has little chance of qualifying for the World Cup. In the group you meet the loser of the National League pairing Netherlands (squad value: 819 million) against Spain (1.16 billion), Poland (219 million), Finland (41 million) and Lithuania (15 million). Malta has the lowest squad value with 13 million, the most valuable professional is Teddy Teuma from Stade Reims with 5 million euros. Carragher is rated 150,000 euros.