It was a time when a player did not cost over £200 million and England had not been knocked out of a major international tournament by Iceland.
You could say, it was a simpler time, but not one that was without football predictions. In 2014, supporters predicted what the line-up of England's starting eleven would look like four years in advance, at the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
As per Reddit, users put forth the names of the England players who would be flying out to Russia.
Here are some of the best examples:
Reddit user SpiceterMisester
Joe Hart, Callum Chambers, Phil Jones, Gary Cahill, Luke Shaw, Jack Wilshere, Ross Barkley, Theo Walcott, Wayne Rooney and Daniel Sturridge.
Reddit user DerDummeMann
Joe Hart, Kyle Walker, Phil Jones, Steven Caulker, Luke Shaw, Nathaniel Chalobah, Jack Wilshere, Theo Walcott, Ross Barkley, Raheem Sterling and Daniel Sturridge.
Bench: Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Will Hughes, Nick Powell, Danny Welbeck, Jack Butland, Ravel Morrison, Callum Chambers and James Ward-Prowse, Jordan Henderson and Chris Smalling.
Reddit user the_onell
Joe Hart, Kyle Walker, Phil Jones, Steven Caulker, Luke Shaw, Raheem Sterling, Jack Wilshere, Ross Barkley, Andros Townsend, Daniel Sturridge and Wayne Rooney.
Reddit user dquinn77
Joe Hart, Glen Johnson, Chris Smalling, Phil Jones, Danny Rose, Jordan Henderson, Tom Cleverley, Theo Walcott, Wayne Rooney, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Daniel Sturridge.
Deleted Reddit account
Fraser Forster, Kieran Gibbs, Steven Caulker, Gary Cahill, Luke Shaw, Jack Wilshere, Mark Noble, Theo Walcott, Will Hughes, Raheem Sterling and Daniel Sturridge.
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In fairness, some of the choices weren't far off. Names like Will Hughes and James Ward-Prowse could well feature at the next international tournament. People were way off thinking Joe Hart would still be in the picture, though.
Either way, at this tournament, it's coming home:
What's your 2022 England eleven prediction, people?
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