Gareth Southgate announced his 26-man England squad that will travel to Qatar for the FIFA World Cup, with some notable inclusions and omissions. Watch as Southgate gives his reasons behind the selections.
With the FIFA World Cup just a few days away, many of the 26-man squads that will travel to Qatar have been chosen and finalised. Here are a few of the squads that have been picked so far.
Fifa World Cup chief Nasser Al Khater insists everyone will be welcomed with open arms to Qatar for this year’s World Cup. This reassurance comes after concerns surrounding the country’s worker compensation fund and cultural beliefs regarding the LGBTQ+ community.
Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher discuss whether England have the personnel to play with a back four – watch as they go through Gareth Southgate’s defensive options.
Fifa will allow countries to select up to 26 players for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, increasing the maximum squad size by three for the November 21-December 18 tournament.
Fifa on Monday confirmed the abandoned 2022 World Cup qualifier between Brazil and Argentina will be replayed, after rejecting appeals from both national federations.
The North Macedonia players have “90 minutes to fulfil” the “dream of a whole country” said key midfielder Elif Elmas ahead of Tuesday’s 2022 World Cup play-off against Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal.
Italy is once again reeling after failing to reach a second straight World Cup, throwing away automatic qualification before falling to a devastating defeat in the play-offs to North Macedonia.
Portugal have been well and truly warned not to take the threat of North Macedonia lightly as they face Italy’s conquerors in a decisive World Cup qualifying play-off on Tuesday.
Gareth Southgate insists there would be no benefit from England boycotting the World Cup amid concerns about Qatar’s human rights record.