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Football fans have been left searching for their jaws on the floor after seeing a stunning England Under 15s teamsheet from 2017.
The squad list from England's 4-3 defeat by Belgium at St George's Park one winter day was bursting at the seams with fresh talent.
Indeed, you could build a passable midfield for the men's team from the names that took to the pitch and bench that day.
The headline name is Jude Bellingham, but he had to settle for a place on the sidelines and his squad number was 25.
In fairness to Bellingham, he was only 13 at the time so was competing for minutes alongside youngsters a couple of years his senior.
Jude Bellingham headlines an England U15s teamsheet from 2017, which has left fans amazed
Cole Palmer and Noni Madueke - who argued over taking a penalty on Monday night - were in the midfield together against Belgium in 2017
Just came across this team sheet from England U15s back in 2017… The talent in this team is actually crazy 🤯🏴
Jeremy Doku was playing for Belgium in that game too… Madness ✨ pic.twitter.com/GsNnF0ph0W
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1. Tom Smith, 2. Sam Robinson, 3. Tristan Cover, 4. Teddy Jenks, 5. Malachi Fagan-Walcott, 6. Dynel Simeu, 7. Lewis Fiorini, 8. Noni Madueke, 9. Rafael Garcia, 10. Cole Palmer, 11. Morgan Rogers, 12. Harry Williams, 13. Serine Sanneh, 17. Matthew Dennis, 20. Yunus Musah, 21. Amadou Diallo, 22. Karamoko Dembele, 23. Armstrong Oko-Flex, 24. Jamal Musiala, 25. Jude Bellingham
Cole Palmer lined up in attacking midfield while Noni Madueke slotted into midfield.
Little did Palmer know that seven years later, he would be scoring four goals for Chelsea in a 6-0 rout over Everton - or fighting with Madueke to take a penalty in the game.
There was also a certain Jamal Musiala, who now plays for Bayern Munich and Germany, on the bench.
Although he represented England up to U21 level, he was born in Germany and chose to turn out for them at senior level in a huge blow to the Three Lions.
The captain in the engine room that day was Yunus Musah, who will be less familiar to fans in England. He left Arsenal's youth team for Valencia in 2019 and is now a regular component of AC Milan's side. He now plays for the United States at international level.
Morgan Rogers joined Aston Villa from Middlesbrough in January for £15million and has made a good start.
Lower down the football pyramid, Karamoko Dembele plays for Blackpool, Lewis Fiorini plays for Charlton, and there are mutiple players in League Two and non-league.
Jamal Musiala, a Bayern Munich and Germany star, was also on the bench that day
Yunus Musah has also switched international allegiance to the United States and plays for AC Milan
Morgan Rogers has stepped up to Aston Villa after impressing at Middlesbrough in the Championship
Others have gone on to play in Scotland and Switzerland.
For Belgium that day, a certain Jeremy Doku was causing chaos from the No 10 position but his teammates have not gone on to the same repute as England's.
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