Callum Wilson has declared he has not given up hope of an England recall in his quest to make the 2026 World Cup squad.
The West Ham striker scored from shut vary in Saturday’s 3-2 win over Burnley handy Nuno Espirito Santo’s aspect back-to-back victories.
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It was Wilson’s second purpose of the season after opening his account within the 3-0 win at Nottingham Forest in August.
The 33-year-old was an unused substitute for Nuno’s first three video games in cost, however begins towards former membership Newcastle final week and towards Burnley has seen the Hammers decide up six factors.
And that may very well be the kickstart wanted to ignite each West Ham and Wilson’s seasons with huge prizes nonetheless on supply.
Wilson, who was a part of Gareth Southgate’s squad for the 2022 Qatar World Cup, admits subsequent summer time’s match in North America stays a goal for him regardless of not having featured for England since 2023.
Following the information of Thomas Tuchel’s England squad for November’s qualifiers towards Serbia and Albania the place the Three Lions boss chosen only one conventional striker in Harry Kane, Wilson says cementing himself as a West Ham starter is the important thing to his World Cup hopes.
Not retired but
“I wouldn’t say I’ve retired myself from worldwide soccer by any means,” Wilson informed talkSPORT after the win over Burnley.
“There’s a World Cup across the nook after all, I’ve had my eye on that from the pre-season. So I’m working onerous in direction of it.
“However a very powerful factor for me is getting myself within the staff and if you end up given the chance, attempting to take that and focusing week in, week out.
“That is the one factor that will get you into the England squad as I’ve skilled many instances earlier than.
“There’s an extended approach to go earlier than that squad’s introduced and why not make a late cost for it.
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“Nevertheless it’s very early days but.”
Wilson went on to reward the character of his teammates following an upturn in outcomes over the previous six days.
The Hammer’s had been with no victory since that 3-0 win on the Metropolis Floor in August and have lifted themselves off the foot of the desk to 18th place.
And it was a well timed victory going into the worldwide break with Bournemouth, Liverpool and Manchester United up subsequent.
An important three factors
“You’ll be able to solely focus week to week however with the significance of the staff that was above us that we had been enjoying in the present day and to allow them to get additional away which might have been six factors, would have been a good larger process than we’ve already acquired,” Wilson stated.
“We all know we’re not out of the woods but and we’ve nonetheless acquired quite a bit to go nevertheless it’s one thing to construct from.
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“Going into the break now and searching on the subsequent fixtures forward, it was an enormous three factors in the present day.
“There’s numerous leaders in there,” he added. “There’s expertise blended with youth and it’s essential we’re all contributing as a lot as we will and none extra so than myself.
“I attempt to do as a lot as I can on and off the sphere. It’s an enormous win by any means in the present day. It wasn’t fairly.
“Generally we’ve acquired to win ugly, win scrappy within the place we’re in and if we’re getting outcomes enjoying like that then once we do play properly will probably be even higher.”









