Evidently, Cooper’s side possessed a significant amount of talent to go all the way and win the competition outright.\u00a0Some have made a name for themselves abroad, while others are rubbing shoulders with very best on home soil.<\/p>\n
It was a landmark moment in English football history. But, where are Cooper’s talented tyros now?<\/p>\n
The final XI<\/strong><\/h2>\nGoalkeeper: Curtis Anderson<\/strong><\/h2>\nClub at the time: <\/strong>Man City<\/p>\nCurrent club: <\/strong>Lancaster City<\/p>\nStarting in the final, Anderson’s greatest moment came when he both saved and scored in the Round of 16 penalty shoot-out win against Japan.<\/p>\n
The teenager became disillusioned with playing opportunities at the Etihad and left for second-tier North American side <\/span>Charlotte Independence in 2019.<\/p>\nHowever, that stateside move failed to pay dividends for the young shot-stopper and he is now turning out for Lancaster City in the Northern Premier League.<\/p>\n
Right-back:\u00a0Steven Sessegnon<\/strong><\/h2>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/08\/05175442\/1155712_1155712_PA-33489531-min-3-scaled.jpg\")
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Club at the time: <\/strong>Fulham<\/p>\nCurrent club: <\/strong>Charlton (on loan from Fulham)<\/p>\nThe twin brother of the highly-regarded Ryan, Steven played in five games (including the final, where he provided two assists) in England’s winning year.<\/p>\n
The Fulham defender has found playing time hard to come by at Craven Cottage, and is spending the 2022\/23 season on loan across London with Charlton Athletic — his Fulham contract is also up next summer.<\/p>\n
Centre-back:\u00a0Joel Latibeaudiere<\/strong><\/h2>\nClub at the time: <\/strong>Man City<\/p>\nCurrent club: <\/strong>Swansea City<\/p>\nLatibeaudiere was given the responsibility of the captaincy, and he duly delivered with some fine performances at the back for the Three Lions.<\/p>\n
After playing every minute in the competition, the 22-year-old finally got a taste of first-team action on loan in the Eredivisie with FC Twente in 2019\/20, but that was evidently not enough to convince Pep Guardiola and ultimately linked back up with Cooper when he was manager of Swansea in 2020. Latibeaudiere has also switched international allegiances, now representing Jamaica at senior level.<\/p>\n
Centre-back:\u00a0<\/strong>Marc Guehi<\/strong><\/h2>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/08\/05175634\/1155712_1155712_PA-33489550-min-2-scaled.jpg\")
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Club at the time: <\/strong>Chelsea<\/p>\nCurrent club: <\/strong>Crystal Palace<\/p>\nThe Chelsea graduate played every minute of the World Cup finals and even scored England’s fourth goal in the final, putting the game out of reach for the Spaniards.<\/p>\n
Featuring 30 times for the youth team throughout the 2017\/18 campaign and completing a fantastic quadruple, Guehi spent the 2019\/20 season reunited with Cooper at Swansea, where his imperious showings at the back helped guide the club to the play-off semi-finals.<\/p>\n
That was not enough to make Thomas Tuchel take too much notice, and Guehi ultimately joined Crystal Palace where he has thrived – albeit not enough to break into the England set-up past his three caps.<\/p>\n
Left-back: Jonathan Panzo<\/strong><\/h2>\nClub at the time: <\/strong>Monaco<\/p>\nCurrent club: <\/strong>Coventry City (on loan from Nottingham Forest)<\/p>\nThe former Chelsea defender, who can also play at left-back as he did in India, started the final and was a real presence in the England backline throughout the successful campaign.<\/p>\n
Swapping the city lights of London for the warm coastal breeze of Monaco for \u00a32.5m in 2018, Panzo enjoyed a fruitful campaign on loan for Cercle Brugge in 2019\/20 before moving permanently to Dijon, and then, reuniting with that man Cooper at Forest this year. However, he has played just once for the Reds’ senior team so far and is spending the current campaign on loan at Coventry.<\/p>\n
Central midfield: Tashan Oakley-Boothe\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\nClub at the time: <\/strong>Spurs<\/p>\nCurrent club: <\/strong>Lincoln City (on loan from Stoke)<\/p>\nHaving made his first-team debut for Spurs in the League Cup prior to the competition, Oakley-Boothe played six games in India, including the final.<\/p>\n
Having found an avenue to the first-team in north London hard to come by he traded the capital for Stoke City in January 2020 after rejecting a contract extension. He is currently on loan at Lincoln City in League One.<\/p>\n
Central midfield:\u00a0<\/strong>George McEachran<\/strong><\/h2>\nClub at the time: <\/strong>Chelsea<\/p>\nCurrent club: <\/strong>Free agent<\/p>\nThe Blues midfielder lasted 87 minutes in the final with the game already won for Cooper’s side.\u00a0After winning the U17’s World Cup, McEachran went on to win four more trophies at youth level that season.<\/p>\n
The younger brother of one-time Chelsea academy prospect Josh McEachran, he has now left the club without a first-team appearance, released at the end of his contract. McEachran was an unused substitute in the 2019 Europa League final in 2018\/19 and spent time on loan with Dutch clubs Cambuur and MVV in 2020.<\/p>\n
Right-wing: Phil Foden<\/strong><\/h2>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/08\/05175902\/1155712_1155712_PA-33507489-min-2-scaled.jpg\")
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Club at the time: <\/strong>Man City<\/p>\nCurrent club: <\/strong>Man City<\/p>\nThe highly talented playmaker scored two goals against Spain to cement his place as one of the best players of both the final and the competition as a whole. Foden went on to win the U17 World Cup Golden Ball award following England’s triumph, followed by the BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year.<\/p>\n
Pep Guardiola has put a significant amount of faith in the 22-year-old who has made 189 appearances for the first-team to date, while the ‘Stockport Iniesta’ also recently went on to claim his second Premier League Young Player of the Season award as City lifted the title. He’s yet to find his home in the England set up but is part of the squad for the 2022 World Cup, directly involved in three goals so far.<\/p>\n
Central attacking midfield:\u00a0Morgan Gibbs-White<\/strong><\/h2>\nClub at the time: <\/strong>Wolves<\/p>\nCurrent club: <\/strong>Nottingham Forest<\/p>\nA starter for Cooper in the final, but subbed off in the 81st minute after bagging himself a goal to draw England level 23 minutes earlier, Gibbs-White has had a chance to showcase his talents for Sheffield United this season. Having never really established a consistent starting berth at Wolves, the attacking midfielder was sensational in Yorkshire across 2021\/22 as the Blades reached the Championship play-off semi-finals. He claimed the club’s Player of the Year award and Young Player of the Year award.<\/p>\n
Those performances caught the eye of Nottingham Forest, who have splashed out a club-record \u00a335m (rising to \u00a342.5m with add-ons) to sign Gibbs-White from Wolves, making him the 10th most-expensive English player of all time.<\/p>\n
\nMorgan Gibbs-White breaks the top 10 most expensive English players of all-time. ? pic.twitter.com\/5sHa6788JP<\/a><\/p>\n— Squawka (@Squawka) August 19, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Club at the time: <\/strong>Man City<\/p>\n Current club: <\/strong>Lancaster City<\/p>\n Starting in the final, Anderson’s greatest moment came when he both saved and scored in the Round of 16 penalty shoot-out win against Japan.<\/p>\n The teenager became disillusioned with playing opportunities at the Etihad and left for second-tier North American side <\/span>Charlotte Independence in 2019.<\/p>\n However, that stateside move failed to pay dividends for the young shot-stopper and he is now turning out for Lancaster City in the Northern Premier League.<\/p>\n Club at the time: <\/strong>Fulham<\/p>\n Current club: <\/strong>Charlton (on loan from Fulham)<\/p>\n The twin brother of the highly-regarded Ryan, Steven played in five games (including the final, where he provided two assists) in England’s winning year.<\/p>\n The Fulham defender has found playing time hard to come by at Craven Cottage, and is spending the 2022\/23 season on loan across London with Charlton Athletic — his Fulham contract is also up next summer.<\/p>\n Club at the time: <\/strong>Man City<\/p>\n Current club: <\/strong>Swansea City<\/p>\n Latibeaudiere was given the responsibility of the captaincy, and he duly delivered with some fine performances at the back for the Three Lions.<\/p>\n After playing every minute in the competition, the 22-year-old finally got a taste of first-team action on loan in the Eredivisie with FC Twente in 2019\/20, but that was evidently not enough to convince Pep Guardiola and ultimately linked back up with Cooper when he was manager of Swansea in 2020. Latibeaudiere has also switched international allegiances, now representing Jamaica at senior level.<\/p>\n Club at the time: <\/strong>Chelsea<\/p>\n Current club: <\/strong>Crystal Palace<\/p>\n The Chelsea graduate played every minute of the World Cup finals and even scored England’s fourth goal in the final, putting the game out of reach for the Spaniards.<\/p>\n Featuring 30 times for the youth team throughout the 2017\/18 campaign and completing a fantastic quadruple, Guehi spent the 2019\/20 season reunited with Cooper at Swansea, where his imperious showings at the back helped guide the club to the play-off semi-finals.<\/p>\n That was not enough to make Thomas Tuchel take too much notice, and Guehi ultimately joined Crystal Palace where he has thrived – albeit not enough to break into the England set-up past his three caps.<\/p>\n Club at the time: <\/strong>Monaco<\/p>\n Current club: <\/strong>Coventry City (on loan from Nottingham Forest)<\/p>\n The former Chelsea defender, who can also play at left-back as he did in India, started the final and was a real presence in the England backline throughout the successful campaign.<\/p>\n Swapping the city lights of London for the warm coastal breeze of Monaco for \u00a32.5m in 2018, Panzo enjoyed a fruitful campaign on loan for Cercle Brugge in 2019\/20 before moving permanently to Dijon, and then, reuniting with that man Cooper at Forest this year. However, he has played just once for the Reds’ senior team so far and is spending the current campaign on loan at Coventry.<\/p>\n Club at the time: <\/strong>Spurs<\/p>\n Current club: <\/strong>Lincoln City (on loan from Stoke)<\/p>\n Having made his first-team debut for Spurs in the League Cup prior to the competition, Oakley-Boothe played six games in India, including the final.<\/p>\n Having found an avenue to the first-team in north London hard to come by he traded the capital for Stoke City in January 2020 after rejecting a contract extension. He is currently on loan at Lincoln City in League One.<\/p>\n Club at the time: <\/strong>Chelsea<\/p>\n Current club: <\/strong>Free agent<\/p>\n The Blues midfielder lasted 87 minutes in the final with the game already won for Cooper’s side.\u00a0After winning the U17’s World Cup, McEachran went on to win four more trophies at youth level that season.<\/p>\n The younger brother of one-time Chelsea academy prospect Josh McEachran, he has now left the club without a first-team appearance, released at the end of his contract. McEachran was an unused substitute in the 2019 Europa League final in 2018\/19 and spent time on loan with Dutch clubs Cambuur and MVV in 2020.<\/p>\n Club at the time: <\/strong>Man City<\/p>\n Current club: <\/strong>Man City<\/p>\n The highly talented playmaker scored two goals against Spain to cement his place as one of the best players of both the final and the competition as a whole. Foden went on to win the U17 World Cup Golden Ball award following England’s triumph, followed by the BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year.<\/p>\n Pep Guardiola has put a significant amount of faith in the 22-year-old who has made 189 appearances for the first-team to date, while the ‘Stockport Iniesta’ also recently went on to claim his second Premier League Young Player of the Season award as City lifted the title. He’s yet to find his home in the England set up but is part of the squad for the 2022 World Cup, directly involved in three goals so far.<\/p>\n Club at the time: <\/strong>Wolves<\/p>\n Current club: <\/strong>Nottingham Forest<\/p>\n A starter for Cooper in the final, but subbed off in the 81st minute after bagging himself a goal to draw England level 23 minutes earlier, Gibbs-White has had a chance to showcase his talents for Sheffield United this season. Having never really established a consistent starting berth at Wolves, the attacking midfielder was sensational in Yorkshire across 2021\/22 as the Blades reached the Championship play-off semi-finals. He claimed the club’s Player of the Year award and Young Player of the Year award.<\/p>\n Those performances caught the eye of Nottingham Forest, who have splashed out a club-record \u00a335m (rising to \u00a342.5m with add-ons) to sign Gibbs-White from Wolves, making him the 10th most-expensive English player of all time.<\/p>\n Morgan Gibbs-White breaks the top 10 most expensive English players of all-time. ? pic.twitter.com\/5sHa6788JP<\/a><\/p>\n — Squawka (@Squawka) August 19, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nRight-back:\u00a0Steven Sessegnon<\/strong><\/h2>\n
<\/p>\nCentre-back:\u00a0Joel Latibeaudiere<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Centre-back:\u00a0<\/strong>Marc Guehi<\/strong><\/h2>\n
<\/p>\nLeft-back: Jonathan Panzo<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Central midfield: Tashan Oakley-Boothe\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Central midfield:\u00a0<\/strong>George McEachran<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Right-wing: Phil Foden<\/strong><\/h2>\n
<\/p>\nCentral attacking midfield:\u00a0Morgan Gibbs-White<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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