The England national football team has represented England in international football since the first international match in 1872.
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It is controlled by The Football Association (FA), the governing body for football in England, which is affiliated with UEFA and comes under the global jurisdiction of world football’s governing body FIFA.
England competes in the three major international tournaments contested by European nations: the FIFA World Cup, the UEFA European Championship, and the UEFA Nations League.
England will not play any pre-tournament friendlies ahead of the World Cup with Southgate basing his final squad pick on domestic, and previous international form. He revealed his 26-man squad on November 10.
With the likes of Reece James and Ben Chilwell ruled out through injury, Southgate had to look to other options in defence.
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Conor Gallagher and James Maddison both made the final 26-man squad in midfield while he opted for Callum Wilson over the likes of Ivan Toney, and Tammy Abraham as an outside pick-up front. Maddison, however, suffered an injury playing for Leicester on November 12, which will need to be monitored.
England squad 2022 – England world cup squad 2022
| Position | No. | Player | Club | Age | Caps | 2022 World Cup Qualifiers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | 1 | Jordan Pickford | Everton (ENG) | 28 | 45 | 4 |
| GK | 13 | Nick Pope | Newcastle United (ENG) | 30 | 10 | 3 |
| GK | 23 | Aaron Ramsdale | Arsenal (ENG) | 24 | 3 | 1 |
| DEF | 18 | Trent Alexander-Arnold | Liverpool (ENG) | 24 | 17 | 3 |
| DEF | 16 | Conor Coady | Everton (ENG) | 29 | 10 | 4 |
| DEF | 15 | Eric Dier | Tottenham (ENG) | 28 | 47 | 0 |
| DEF | 7 | Harry Maguire | Manchester United (ENG) | 29 | 48 | 6 |
| DEF | 3 | Luke Shaw | Manchester United (ENG) | 27 | 23 | 4 |
| DEF | 5 | John Stones | Manchester City (ENG) | 28 | 59 | 9 |
| DEF | 12 | Kieran Trippier | Newcastle United (ENG) | 32 | 37 | 3 |
| DEF | 2 | Kyle Walker | Manchester City (ENG) | 32 | 70 | 6 |
| DEF | 21 | Ben White | Arsenal (ENG) | 25 | 4 | 0 |
| MID | 22 | Jude Bellingham | Borussia Dortmund (GER) | 19 | 17 | 4 |
| MID | 26 | Conor Gallagher | Chelsea (ENG) | 22 | 4 | 1 |
| MID | 8 | Jordan Henderson | Liverpool (ENG) | 32 | 70 | 4 |
| MID | 19 | Mason Mount | Chelsea (ENG) | 23 | 32 | 8 |
| MID | 14 | Kalvin Phillips | Manchester City (ENG) | 26 | 23 | 7 |
| MID | 4 | Declan Rice | West Ham United (ENG) | 23 | 34 | 5 |
| MID | 25 | James Maddison | Leicester City (ENG) | 25 | 1 | 0 |
| MID | 20 | Phil Foden | Manchester City (ENG) | 21 | 18 | 7 |
| FWD | 24 | Callum Wilson | Newcastle (ENG) | 30 | 4 | 0 |
| FWD | 7 | Jack Grealish | Manchester City (ENG) | 27 | 24 | 6 |
| FWD | 9 | Harry Kane | Tottenham (ENG) | 29 | 75 | 8 |
| FWD | 11 | Marcus Rashford | Manchester United (ENG) | 24 | 46 | 3 |
| FWD | 17 | Bukayo Saka | Arsenal (ENG) | 21 | 20 | 5 |
| FWD | 10 | Raheem Sterling | Manchester City (ENG) | 27 | 79 | 7 |
Alongside Toney and Abraham missing out, other notable absentees included Marc Guehi, Fikayo Tomori, Emile Smith Rowe, and James Ward-Prowse. Chelsea duo Reece James and Ben Chilwell had already been ruled out with injuries.
England fans are expectant once again ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, having reached the final of Euro 2021 last summer and the last four at Russia 2018.
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Gareth Southgate has taken the Three Lions closer to glory than any other manager since they last lifted the World Cup in 1966 — and Euro 2022 glory for the nation’s women’s side has only heightened excitement ahead of the journey to Qatar.
