James Maddison earned an impressive last minute call to EnglandThe 26-man World Cup squad with Trent Alexander-Arnold, Callum Wilson, White Ben and Marcus Rashford also included.
Southgate also surprised when calling the Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher against Southampton James Ward-Prowse.
Maddison’s only England appearance before that was as a substitute for Montenegro in November 2019 and he has not been selected since then despite his good form in the Premier League. Leicester City.
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However, after a calendar year, Maddison has amassed 22 Premier League goals – just Harry Kane, Kevin De Bruyne and Son Heung-Min there’s more – England manager Gareth Southgate has opted to include the attacking midfielder in his traveling party to Qatar.
There has been widespread buzz about bringing in Maddison, with former England striker Gary Lineker claiming it would be an “absolute betrayal” if he missed out, especially in a string of matches. England’s disappointing performance in which they were unable to claim any of their victories. six games have passed.
After Chelsea defender Reece James missed out amid concerns about his recovery from a knee injury, Alexander-Arnold and White were both selected, his final team coming in March.
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White, who excelled at right-back for Arsenal but can also play at centre-back, having been an unused member of last year’s delayed Euro 2020 finals.
Alexander-Arnold missed that tournament due to injury and was a doubt for Qatar following a slump in form with Liverpool but Southgate kept the faith.
Elsewhere, Newcastle striker Wilson and Manchester United striker Rashford has been given the nod as backup striker to Kane at Roma’s expense Tammy Abraham and Brentford’s Ivan Toney.
Kyle Walker (groin) and Kalvin Phillips (shoulder) were brought in as expected despite battling injury problems but left no room for Fikayo Tomori despite playing key roles in their first Serie A title win. of AC Milan after 11 years and was part of the last two England teams. teams.
England will travel to Qatar on Tuesday and face Iran in the opening match of Group B on November 21.
The full England squad:
Goalkeepers: Jordan Pickford (Everton), Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal), Nick Pope (Newcastle).
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, 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).
