Eze credits Arsenal's title triumph for fuelling England's World Cup belief

Eberechi Eze has credited Arsenal’s Premier League title triumph with transforming his confidence and belief, and says England’s new generation of winners are ready to carry that mentality into the 2026 World Cup. The Arsenal forward was one of four Gunners — alongside Bukayo Saka, Declan Rice and Noni Madueke — to share in the club’s first championship in 22 years.

Eze described the title celebrations as a “beautiful experience” that will stay with him for life, but insists the impact runs far deeper than the parade. “Winning gives you belief, a trust in yourself that you can go all the way,” he said. “We’ll all be using that for sure.”

The breadth of silverware across Gareth Southgate’s successor’s squad is striking. Harry Kane won the Bundesliga with Bayern Munich, while Marc Guehi, John Stones, Nico O’Riley, James Trafford, Marcus Rashford, Ollie Watkins, Ezri Konsa, Morgan Rogers and Dean Henderson all collected trophies with their respective clubs this season.

For Eze personally, the campaign was anything but straightforward. His debut season at Arsenal — a club he supported as a boy — included a hat-trick in the North London derby, a missed penalty in the Champions League final, and a title race that swung violently in both directions. Arsenal led the standings for months, were in contention for four trophies as late as March, then stumbled at Manchester City in April before regrouping to clinch the title.

“It’s been a season of ups and downs, so many different things I’ve had to overcome,” Eze said. “But an enjoyable one and something I want to experience every single year. I want to continue to improve, get better and grow.”

He believes that resilience is precisely what will define England’s challenge this summer. “Madness. It’s where you want to be and experiencing them is only going to turn you into a bigger player and bigger person,” he said. “To come out of the other side having won is credit to the manager, the team, all of us for putting in the work.”

With so many of England’s key players arriving at a major tournament fresh from winning domestic honours, Eze argues the collective mentality has shifted. “A lot of players experiencing that is only going to help us here,” he said. “It gives you a different level of confidence.”