So, the last two international appearances for England before the World Cup in Qatar have come to an end and the dust has set in.
England’s 3-3 draw with Germany at Wembley on Monday, three days after his 1-0 defeat to Italy, gave the players one last chance to impress Gareth’s Southgate manager.
The Three Lions boss just six weeks after he will nominate his 26-man squad for the winter tournament on November 13th.The England squad for the 2022 World Cup is set to be decided within the next two months and with his latest squad called up for September’s UEFA Nations League match, Gareth Southgate is in the finals. One step closer to 26.
The big news is the addition of Brentford forward Ivan Tony to the squad. The forward had a brilliant start to the season, scoring five goals in his first six games, including a stunning hat-trick against Leeds United.
Tottenham’s Eric his Dier has also been recalled after nearly two years of underperformance. This centre-back has developed into the middle of his three-back under Antonio Conte and was last representing his country against Iceland in the Nations in his league in 2020.
England 2022 World Cup squad: The squad for the September internationals
- GK: Dean Henderson (Nottingham Forest, on loan from Manchester United)
- GK: Nick Pope (Newcastle United)
- GK: Aaron Ramdsale (Arsenal)
- DF: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool)
- DF: Ben Chilwell (Chelsea)
- DF: Conor Coady (Everton, on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
- DF: Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur)
- DF: Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace)
- DF: Reece James (Chelsea)
- DF: Harry Maguire (Manchester United)
- DF: Luke Shaw (Manchester United)
- DF: John Stones (Manchester City)
- DF: Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan)
- DF: Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United)
- DF: Kyle Walker (Manchester City)
- MF: Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund)
- MF: Mason Mount (Chelsea)
- MF: Jordan Henderson (Liverpool)
- MF: Declan Rice (West Ham United)
- MF: James Ward-Prowse (Southampton)
- FW: Tammy Abraham (Roma)
- FW: Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United)
- FW: Phil Foden (Manchester City)
- FW: Jack Grealish (Manchester City)
- FW: Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur)
- FW: Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)
- FW: Raheem Sterling (Chelsea)
- FW: Ivan Toney (Brentford)
When will the final England 2022 World Cup squad be announced?
Squads could theoretically be announced any time leading up to the World Cup, but different countries will, of course, announce their selections at different times. Any time between Monday, October 17th and Friday, October 21st (the week that marks the month leading up to the start of the tournament) seems like a good time.
The World Cup represents a departure from the traditional football calendar, but the World Cup squad is usually announced about six weeks before the tournament starts. This is subject to change as club football gets closer to the start date of the tournament.
At the Qatar World Cup, it was announced that he would be back with a 26-man squad as an expansion of his regular 23-man squad.
As a special measure due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the national coach was allowed to bring his 26 players to last summer’s European Championships for the first time in a major tournament. Due to a tight schedule, the extended roster is back this time.
So who will be sitting on the plane at the departure gate to see the match at home? Luke Shaw is on the rise and Harry Maguire could still be on the team, but Trent Alexander-Arnold and Fikayo Tomori sweats to get each position.
Below, we look at the 40 potential moves and losers in the final World Cup team rankings Three Lions roster.
