Which World Cup Cup stars have roots near you?

Which World Cup Cup stars have roots near you?14 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GooglePhil Leake,Data journalist,Jess Carr,Data designerandYazmina GarciaBBCThe 2026 men's World Cup kicks off this week across the US, Mexico and Canada, with excited football fans preparing to cheer on England and Scotland.But which World Cup players have roots near you? Our postcode lookup includes present day superstars and past greats from all four home nations since 1950 – discover how many have come from your local area.England stars hail from Torquay to Blyth, with many players still closely tied to where they grew up.Manchester's Nico O'Reilly has the city's 0161 dialling code tattooed on his arm, while Sunderland-born Jordan Pickford was awarded his own parking space at his local Lidl after his World Cup exploits in 2018.Scotland's long-awaited World Cup return is led by players from Glasgow and the central belt.Captain Andy Robertson once worked on the tills at Marks & Spencer on Sauchiehall Street, while Lawrence Shankland was employed in a Hillington plumbing factory before turning professional.Despite being spread across the country, England's squad has a strong London feel.In total, a record 10 players come from the capital, surpassing the Golden Generation of the 2000s – a crop of talented players led by Londoners like David Beckham, John Terry, Rio Ferdinand, Ashley Cole and Frank Lampard.The North West, which has supplied more England World Cup players than any other region, has seven representatives in Thomas Tuchel's squad.Goalkeepers Dean Henderson and James Trafford hail from Cumbria. Henderson spent years making a two-and-a-half hour round trip with his father from Whitehaven to Carlisle United's academy, while Trafford was raised on his family's farm near Cockermouth.There is also a cluster of four players from the North East in the squad, including Sunderland's Jordan Henderson, who has been selected...