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Kane, Saka, Maguire, Foden make England’s World Cup list

England coach, Gareth Southgate, has announced his 26-man squad for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

Among those included were Harry Kane, Bukayo Saka, Harry Maguire, Phil Foden, and James Maddison.

However, the most notable absentees were James Ward-Prowse, Tammy Abraham, Fikayo Tomori, Jadon Sancho, and Ruben Loftus-Cheek.

The Three Lions will kick off Group B on the tournament’s opening day against Iran, a side they have never faced in a senior competitive international.

Gareth Southgate’s men will be up against Wales in the group stage in Qatar with their fixture scheduled for November 29.

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They will also face the United States, who they have met twice in the World Cup finals – in 1950 and 2010 – failing to win on either occasion.

See England’s 26-man World Cup squad below:

Goalkeepers: Jordan Pickford (Everton), Nick Pope (Newcastle), Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal).

Defenders: Kieran Trippier (Newcastle), Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Kyle Walker (Man City), Benjamin White (Arsenal), Harry Maguire (Man Utd), John Stones (Man City), Eric Dier (Tottenham), Conor Coady (Everton, on loan from Wolves), Luke Shaw (Man Utd).

Midfielders: Declan Rice (West Ham), Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund), Kalvin Phillips (Man City), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), Mason Mount (Chelsea).

Forwards: Harry Kane (Tottenham), Callum Wilson (Newcastle), Marcus Rashford (Man Utd), Raheem Sterling (Chelsea), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Phil Foden (Man City), Jack Grealish (Man City), James Maddison (Leicester City).

The Star

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