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Alexander-Arnold and Ruben Loftus-Cheek have been selected in Gareth
Southgate’s 23-man England squad for the 2018 World Cup, with Adam Lallana
on standby.
Uncapped Liverpool right-back Alexander-Arnold has made just three
appearances for England's U21s with this his first senior call-up.
After impressing on loan at Crystal Palace, Chelsea midfielder Loftus-Cheek
is included having played two times for England's senior side - both of
those appearances coming under Southgate.
Former England captain Gary Cahill, who has struggled for game time at
Chelsea this season, will be going to Russia despite being left out of
Southgate's previous squad for the games against the Netherlands and Italy.
Southgate has also named a five-man standby list which includes Liverpool
midfielder Adam Lallana, who has made just one appearance since the start of
April.
The squad will meet up on Monday at St. George's Park with England playing
two friendlies before travelling to Russia on June 2 against Nigeria at
Wembley and on June 7 against Costa Rica at Elland Road.
The World Cup then starts on June 14, with England's first group game
against Tunisia on June 18 in Volgograd, before facing Panama on June 24 in
Nizhny Novgorod, with their final group game in Kaliningrad on June 28
against Belgium.
England World Cup Squad
Goalkeepers: Jordan Pickford, Jack Butland, Nick Pope
Defenders: Kyle Walker, John Stones, Harry Maguire, Danny Rose, Trent
Alexander-Arnold, Ashley Young, Gary Cahill, Phil Jones, Kieran Trippier
Midfielders: Jordan Henderson, Eric Dier, Dele Alli, Jesse Lingard, Raheem
Sterling, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Fabian Delph
Forwards: Harry Kane, Jamie Vardy, Marcus Rashford, Danny Welbeck
Standby: Tom Heaton, James Tarkowski, Lewis Cook, Jake Livermore and Adam
Lallana
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