England have already qualified for the 2026 World Cup which will feature 104 matches across 16 cities in Canada, Mexico, and the US, with venues like Dallas, Texas and Miami, Florida regularly exceeding 33°C in summer.
During the summer, Chelsea’s Club World Cup celebrations went viral as Trump stood amongst the squad and celebrated like he had been on the pitch himself. Asked if he has a plan regarding Trump should they triumph next summer, James joked with a smile:
“I don’t have a plan. I’ll leave that to Harry.
“It’s my dream, every young boy or girl’s dream, to be a world champion for their country.
“It’s something I’ve dreamt of since I started playing, since I got selected for England. I feel we could go close.”
The Three Lions made it deep into the World Cup last time out in 2022 in Qatar and handled the heat well. James also spoke on the intense conditions across the pond which he says the squad must learn to adapt to or face failure.
"Everyone is aware of that. We are trying to prepare as best we can for that. It's super difficult conditions to play in that heat. Especially for us playing in England, there's not anything like that before.
"You feel the heat the minute you step outside the hotel. Once you are out there you adapt the longer you are there, when you are settled in one place and try to limit the things you can. Later kick-offs when it's not so hot and humid, that would definitely help.”
Trump's bizarre interruption will be repeated in next year’s final but the main worry for James and his side will be the weather. England must learn to deal with extreme heat, wind and cold or otherwise crash out the tournament early.