Gareth Southgate has named his 26-man England squad for Euro 2020.
Liverpool right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold is included alongside Dortmund youngster Jude Bellingham and the versatile Bukayo Saka from Arsenal.
The Three Lions will be led by captain Harry Kane as they take on Croatia, Scotland and the Czech Republic in Group D.
The tournament begins on 11 June with England’s first match against Croatia kicking off two days later.
England Euro 2020 squad
Goalkeepers:
- Jordan Pickford
- Dean Henderson
- Sam Johnstone
Defenders:
- John Stones
- Harry Maguire
- Tyrone Mings
- Connor Coady
- Kyle Walker
- Kieran Trippier
- Reece James
- Ben Chilwell
- Luke Shaw
- Trent Alexander-Arnold
Midfielders:
- Mason Mount
- Declan Rice
- Jude Bellingham
- Jordan Henderson
- Phil Foden
- Kalvin Phillips
- Jack Grealish
Forwards:
- Raheem Sterling
- Marcus Rashford
- Jadon Sancho
- Harry Kane
- Dominic Calvert-Lewin
- Bukayo Saka
The players who missed out
Southgate’s comments that training with the provisional squad would be a “fantastic experience” for Ben Godfrey and Ben White suggested they always had their work cut out to dislodge more experienced players like Tyrone Mings and Conor Coady.
It was a similar situation for Aaron Ramsdale, who was called up to the provisional squad after Nick Pope was ruled out. Ramsdale endured a difficult campaign with Sheffield United and it would have been a major surprise if he was picked with Jordan Pickford, Dean Henderson and Sam Johnstone ahead of him in the pecking order.
Southgate is a big fan of James Ward-Prowse, having worked with him previously in his role as England U21 manager, but the Southampton midfielder lacks the defensive qualities of his positional rivals Declan Rice, Kalvin Phillips and Jordan Henderson.
Bukayo Saka‘s ability to play in a variety of positions in defence, midfield and attack, counted in his favour as he was picked ahead of Jesse Lingard, despite the latter having a storming end to the season on loan at West Ham.
The last man to be cut was Ollie Watkins. While Mason Greenwood‘s withdrawal through injury apepared to open the door for the Aston Villa man to go as one of three centre-forwards alongside captain Harry Kane and Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Southgate opted to select an extra defender instead.
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