Only one man has played in goal for England more than Jordan Pickford.

The great Peter Shilton is the country’s all-time most capped player – in any position – with 125 appearances but you have to go nearly 50 more matches down the list until you find Pickford on 78.

The mid-seventies has been a bit of a high watermark for previous goalkeepers: Joe Hart, David Seaman and Gordon Banks all passed 70, yet Pickford looks destined to go well beyond them. He is undeniably England’s No 1, and has been for the best part of a decade.

His domination of the position under Gareth Southgate and now seemingly under Thomas Tuchel has provided stability at the back, upon which England have reached more major finals and semi-finals than at any point in their history. Southgate handed debuts to five othe

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