Ashley Cole names toughest World Cup opponents

June 12, 2026, 09:35 Updated 43 minutes ago1 min read

Ashley Cole in England shirt during a World Cup match

Short overview

Former England left-back Ashley Cole has listed the five toughest players he faced during his World Cup career.

Ashley Cole has named the five most difficult opponents he encountered during his World Cup appearances. The former England left-back shared his list without providing further details on the players selected.

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#	Standings	P	GD	Pts
1	Mexico	1	2	3
2	South Korea	1	1	3
3	Czech Republic	1	-1	0
4	South Africa	1	-2	0
1	Canada	0	0	0
2	Bosnia & Herzegovina	0	0	0
3	Qatar	0	0	0
4	Switzerland	0	0	0
1	Brazil	0	0	0
2	Morocco	0	0	0
3	Haiti	0	0	0
4	Scotland	0	0	0
1	USA	0	0	0
2	Paraguay	0	0	0
3	Australia	0	0	0
4	Türkiye	0	0	0
1	Germany	0	0	0
2	Curaçao	0	0	0
3	Ivory Coast	0	0	0
4	Ecuador	0	0	0
1	Netherlands	0	0	0
2	Japan	0	0	0
3	Sweden	0	0	0
4	Tunisia	0	0	0
1	Belgium	0	0	0
2	Egypt	0	0	0
3	Iran	0	0	0
4	New Zealand	0	0	0
1	Spain	0	0	0
2	Cape Verde Islands	0	0	0
3	Saudi Arabia	0	0	0
4	Uruguay	0	0	0
1	France	0	0	0
2	Senegal	0	0	0
3	Iraq	0	0	0
4	Norway	0	0	0
1	Argentina	0	0	0
2	Algeria	0	0	0
3	Austria	0	0	0
4	Jordan	0	0	0
1	Portugal	0	0	0
2	Congo DR	0	0	0
3	Uzbekistan	0	0	0
4	Colombia	0	0	0
1	England	0	0	0
2	Croatia	0	0	0
3	Ghana	0	0	0
4	Panama	0	0	0
1	Iran	0	0	0
2	Austria	0	0	0
3	Australia	0	0	0
4	Ivory Coast	0	0	0
5	Sweden	0	0	0
6	Uzbekistan	0	0	0
7	Qatar	0	0	0
8	Iraq	0	0	0
9	Saudi Arabia	0	0	0
10	Ghana	0	0	0
11	Haiti	0	0	0
12	Czech Republic	1	-1	0

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