With the mud selecting England’s World Cup squad announcement, the build-up to Qatar continues as Spain and the Netherlands put together to call their alternatives for the event.
James Maddison, Callum Wilson and Conor Gallagher had been the headline picks from Southgate’s 26-man group, with Tammy Abraham and Fikayo Tomori amongst these disenchanted to be overlooked.
Germany and Belgium additionally named their squads on Thursday, with all eyes now turning to Luis Enrique’s Spain and Louis van Gaal’s Netherlands forward of their bulletins. It comes forward of the ultimate weekend of membership motion earlier than the World Cup begins, with Premier League managers set to supply any updates in at the moment’s press conferences on health or damage issues.
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Senegal World Cup squad in full
11:00 , Michael Jones
Goalkeepers: Seny Dieng (QPR), Alfred Gomis (Rennes), Edouard Mendy (Chelsea)
Defenders: Pape Abou Cisse (Olympiacos), Fode Ballo-Toure (Milan), Abdou Diallo (RB Leipzig), Ismail Jakobs (Monaco), Kalidou Koulibaly (Chelsea), Formose Mendy (Amiens), Youssouf Sabaly (Actual Betis)
Midfielders: Pathe Ciss (Rayo Vallecano), Krepin Diatta (Monaco), Idrissa Gana Gueye (Everton), Pape Gueye (Marseille), Cheikhou Kouyate (Nottingham Forest), Pape Matar Sarr (Tottenham), Mamadou Loum (Studying), Nampalys Mendy (Leicester), Moustapha Title (Patos)
Forwards: Boulaye Dia (Salernitana), Famara Diédhiou (Alanyaspor), Bamba Dieng (Marseille), Nicolas Jackson (Villarreal), Sadio Mane (Bayern Munich), Iliman Ndiaye (Sheffield United), Ismaila Sarr (Watford)
Senegal World Cup squad confirmed
10:52 , Michael Jones
Aliou Cisse has named his Senegalese squad for the World Cup and regardless of choosing up an damage taking part in for Bayern Munich earlier within the week, Sadio Mane is known as within the 26!
Senegal are one of many attainable opponents that England might face within the early knockout levels ought to the Three Lions make it out of the group.
Thomas Frank reacts to Ivan Toney’s England World Cup omission
10:45 , Michael Jones
Thomas Frank defended England boss Gareth Southgate’s decision-making regardless of Brentford striker Ivan Toney’s omission from the World Cup squad.
Toney has scored eight targets in 13 Premier League appearances this season, with many believing he had made sufficient of a case for choice.
However Toney’s identify was not among the many eight forwards named on Thursday, whereas Newcastle’s Callum Wilson and Leicester’s James Maddison made the 26-man squad headed to Qatar.
“I stated (to Toney) these coaches, they don’t all the time take the perfect selections, together with myself,” Frank instructed a press convention.
Thomas Frank reacts to Ivan Toney’s England World Cup omission
Gareth Southgate admits Tammy Abraham’s ‘poor run of scoring’ price him England World Cup squad place
10:37 , Michael Jones
Gareth Southgate admits Tammy Abraham’s “poor run of scoring” in the end price him a spot within the England squad for the World Cup.
Southgate most well-liked Callum Wilson as back-up to Harry Kane when releasing his 26-man squad for the event in Qatar.
The Newcastle ahead has hit six targets and made two extra within the Premier League this season, with Abraham scoring simply his third Serie A objective towards Sassuolo final night time, with one help.
“Tammy has had a poor run of scoring type on the mistaken time,” Southgate admitted. “It’s not a case the place we’re three to 4 weeks away from the finals, we’re 10 days.”
Gareth Southgate explains Tammy Abraham omission from England World Cup squad
Who’s in England’s World Cup squad for Qatar 2022 and who missed out?
10:30 , Michael Jones
England’s squad has been confirmed for the World Cup.
With 11 days to go till the Three Lions kick-off their Group B marketing campaign towards Iran, Gareth Southgate has revealed the 26-man group that might be travelling to the Gulf subsequent week.
The boss has largely caught with the tried and examined, with essentially the most eye-catching alternatives being Leicester attacking midfielder James Maddison and Newcastle striker Callum Wilson.
Maddison’s solely England cap got here instead towards Montenegro in November 2019 – the final squad four-cap Wilson was concerned in.
Right here’s who made the reduce for Qatar:
Who’s in England’s World Cup squad and who missed out?
Enrique to announce Spain squad
10:22 , Michael Jones
Spain’s supervisor Luis Enrique is ready to announce the 26 gamers who’ve made it into the World Cup squad later at the moment. The announcement is ready for 12.30 – most likely CET – which is just below an hour and a half away.
England expects however can Gareth Southgate’s stuttering aspect ship at World Cup?
10:15 , Michael Jones
England expects however doubts over Gareth Southgate’s potential to guide the nation to World Cup glory have by no means been better than within the build-up to Qatar.
4 years in the past the waistcoat-clad head coach led the nationwide group on a run to the semi-finals in Russia that was as outstanding because it was shocking.
The next summer time England received bronze on the inaugural Nations League finals in Portugal and final 12 months the boys’s nationwide group bought nearer to glory than at different any time since 1966.
A strong base offered the platform for a run to the European Championship remaining towards Italy at Wembley, the place penalties proved an all too acquainted roadblock to success.
It was a case of so shut but thus far for Southgate’s Three Lions, who head to the Gulf subsequent week on a winless run that’s longer than any predecessor heading into a significant event.
England expects however can Gareth Southgate’s stuttering aspect ship at World Cup?
England boss Gareth Southgate hopes Marcus Rashford can hold bettering in Qatar
10:08 , Michael Jones
England supervisor Gareth Southgate believes Marcus Rashford is as soon as once more having fun with his soccer and says there might nonetheless be extra to return after he recalled the Manchester United ahead for the World Cup.
Rashford, 25, has not featured for England since he missed his penalty within the Euro 2020 remaining shoot-out defeat to Italy, along with his membership type deserting him final season.
Having performed simply 84 minutes of the Euros, Rashford returned to United and – in a poor season for the membership – contributed simply 5 targets from 32 appearances throughout all competitions.
Surgical procedure following the Euros didn’t assist his trigger and Southgate revealed he had spoken with the ahead after being annoyed at being unable to pick him.
England boss Gareth Southgate hopes Marcus Rashford can hold bettering in Qatar
James Maddison: The misunderstood playmaker who left Gareth Southgate with no different selection
10:00 , Karl Matchett
Gareth Southgate’s determination to choose James Maddison was such a shock that the Leicester Metropolis playmaker genuinely had no concept it was coming. It meant the phonecall was a kind of genuinely endearing moments, the place the 25-year-old was audibly shocked and “delighted”. Maddison had just about written off his possibilities at taking part in at this World Cup, or actually be concerned with Southgate’s England in any respect. It was even a giant deal for his camp that he made it onto the 55. Whereas that supplied intrigue, they weren’t all that inspired it could result in a full call-up.
The sensation was that Southgate simply had a persona difficulty with the participant. The supervisor hadn’t been all that taken with Maddison when he had him on the under-21s. There was then the withdrawal from a squad for a 2019 match towards Czech Republic with damage, just for the playmaker to be photographed in a on line casino the night time of the sport.
That, pointedly, had been his final call-up.
Southgate denied any of this influenced his pondering. “I’ve all the time stated it was soccer causes for not deciding on him and in the principle the capabilities of others within the group and that’s the case.”
Extra right here on Maddison from Miguel Delaney:
Misunderstood James Maddison left Gareth Southgate with no different selection
Paul Gascoigne advises England how they will emulate his World Cup success
09:50 , Michael Jones
Paul Gascoigne hopes the England gamers will gel as a group on the World Cup – moderately than simply relying on certainly one of them to make the distinction in Qatar.
Gareth Southgate’s squad open their marketing campaign towards Iran and can then tackle the US earlier than assembly Wales within the remaining Group B fixture.
Gascoigne mirrored on his personal World Cup expertise 32 years in the past in ‘Italia 90: 4 weeks that modified the world’, which can will air on Sky Documentaries from 13 November.
Tottenham midfielder Gascoigne had by no means began a aggressive worldwide, so was one thing of a controversial choice for Sir Bobby Robson’s squad.
Paul Gascoigne advises England how they will emulate his World Cup success
England’s low expectations may help at World Cup, Terry Butcher claims
09:42 , Michael Jones
Former England captain Terry Butcher feels Gareth Southgate’s squad can take advantage of any low expectations as they bid to take pleasure in a profitable World Cup marketing campaign in Qatar.
The Three Lions reached the semi-finals in Russia 4 years in the past and continued that optimistic momentum by making the ultimate of the delayed Euro 2020 event on dwelling soil, solely to lose to Italy after a penalty shoot-out at Wembley.
Regardless of qualifying for Qatar unbeaten on the prime of their group, England have not received for six matches – which included a 4-0 loss to Hungary at Molineux in June – as they had been relegated to the second tier of the Nations League.
On the 1990 World Cup, Butcher took over the captaincy following damage to Bryan Robson in the course of the group stage.
Low expectations may help England at World Cup, Terry Butcher claims
Portugal World Cup squad: Cristiano Ronaldo chosen to play in fifth event
09:34 , Michael Jones
Cristiano Ronaldo will play at his fifth World Cup after being named in Portugal’s 26-man squad for Qatar.
The Manchester United ahead, 37, leads a star-studded group of forwards that features Rafael Leao and Joao Felix, in addition to midfielders Bruno Fernandes and Bernardo Silva.
Defender Pepe may also seem at one other World Cup on the age of 39, with Manchester Metropolis’s Ruben Dias and Joao Cancelo and United’s Diogo Dalot additionally named.
Fulham midfielder Joao Palhinha and Wolves captain Ruben Neves additionally make the squad however coach Fernando Santos has overlooked Renato Sanches, who was one of many breakout stars of the nation’s Euro 2016 triumph, in addition to the skilled Joao Moutinho.
Liverpool ahead Diogo Jota is unavailable because of damage whereas the uncapped Benfica full-back Antonio Silva receives his first call-up.
Cristiano Ronaldo to play at fifth World Cup as Portugal verify squad
Virgil van Dijk not haunted by damage nightmare as first main event nears
09:27 , Michael Jones
Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk insists he’s not haunted by his Euro 2020 damage heartbreak because the countdown begins to his first World Cup.
The Netherlands captain, whose nation’s failure to qualify for Russia in 2018 adopted an analogous destiny for the European Championship two years beforehand, has but to play in a significant event.
A knee damage in a Merseyside derby in October 2020 meant he missed the Covid-delayed 2020 Euros so, on the age of 31, Qatar might doubtlessly be his one and solely likelihood to characteristic in a World Cup.
However the Dutchman has no apprehension concerning the subsequent couple of months and will definitely not be holding again in membership matches in an try to safeguard his instant future.
Virgil van Dijk not haunted by damage nightmare as first main event nears
Netherlands World Cup 2022 squad information: Full fixtures, group, ones to observe, odds and extra
09:20 , Michael Jones
It’s been eight lengthy years because the Netherlands final performed a World Cup match, a 3-0 victory over Brazil that earned them the honour of third place in 2014. They return now with the identical supervisor, Louis van Gaal, whose ways made the Dutch some of the entertaining groups in Brazil, however the path left behind by his subsequent successors after which predecessors largely explains why the time in between their final World Cup appearances has been so lengthy, in addition to chaotic.
Lacking out on Euro 2016 underneath Guus Hiddkink was adopted by their failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup underneath Dick Advocaat, in addition to a lot soul-searching. The Netherlands appeared to regain their spark underneath Ronald Koeman and swiftly reached Euro 2020, however his departure to Barcelona left them in a lurch. The Dutch did not impress on their return to a significant event and there was little shock when Frank de Boer departed simply two days after their tepid spherical of 16 defeat to the Czech Republic.
And so up stepped Van Gaal, for his third spell answerable for the nationwide group and first job since leaving Manchester United in 2016. Van Gaal – who earlier this 12 months underwent a profitable operation on an aggressive type of prostate most cancers – inherited a squad that’s much less polished than the late golden period of 2014, however nonetheless one that’s loaded with star expertise. Virgil van Dijk, Frenkie de Jong and Matthijs de Ligt will characteristic at a World Cup for the primary time and underneath Van Gaal, the Netherlands have rediscovered a few of their pleasure, too.
Netherlands World Cup 2022 squad information, fixtures and ones to observe
Phil Foden backed to ship for England on World Cup stage
09:14 , Karl Matchett
Steve Cooper is aware of higher than most simply how good Phil Foden could be for England in a significant event and is backing the Manchester Metropolis ahead to be a star on the World Cup.
Foden, who has been named in Gareth Southgate’s squad for the Qatar event which begins subsequent week, was one of many heroes as England received the Below-17s World Cup in 2017 underneath Cooper.
He was named the participant of the event, scored two targets within the remaining and put in a efficiency within the semi-final towards Brazil the place Cooper stated he was essentially the most Brazilian participant on the pitch.
The 22-year-old solely performed a fleeting half at Euro 2020, however Cooper, now managing at Nottingham Forest, says Foden is able to ship on the most important stage.
“There isn’t a doubting Phil’s potential, he’s displaying now at Man Metropolis that he can produce on a giant stage and he was doing that for England with my time with him,” Cooper stated.
Extra right here on certainly one of England’s massive hopes:
Phil Foden backed to ship for England on World Cup stage
James Maddison ‘filled with pleasure’ after England World Cup call-up
09:06 , Karl Matchett
James Maddison endured a nervous wait to search out out whether or not he had made England’s World Cup squad after lacking a name from boss Gareth Southgate on Thursday morning.
The Leicester midfielder was named within the 26-man squad that may go to Qatar after a powerful run of type this season.
There have been giant query marks over his place having performed simply 36 minutes for the Three Lions underneath Southgate, with tales as late as Wednesday night time suggesting he was not within the squad, however he’s on the aircraft.
Foxes boss Brendan Rodgers revealed that Maddison needed to cellphone Southgate again from his workplace to get the information he was going.
James Maddison ‘filled with pleasure’ after England World Cup call-up
World Cup 2022 squads: Newest information on all 832 gamers heading to Qatar
08:58 , Karl Matchett
The World Cup 2022 in Qatar is upon us and all 32 groups are within the means of naming their squads, with every nation allowed to pick a 26-man group for the primary time.
It means there might be 832 gamers heading to the primary winter World Cup, with a deadline of Monday 14 November to submit the squads – simply seven days earlier than the event begins with hosts Qatar taking up Ecuador.
Gareth Southgate will identify his England group on Thursday afternoon, with debate at present ongoing over a lot of the spots, whereas different nations’ bulletins will filter by throughout the week.
The race to succeed France as world champions is about to warmth up.
Right here’s a full listing of the gamers heading to Qatar and all the information you want about every group.
World Cup 2022 squads: Newest information on all 832 gamers heading to Qatar
World Cup 2022 kits: Each shirt ranked and rated
08:40 , Jack Rathborn
The Qatar World Cup is sort of upon us, and meaning an array of pleasant/grotesque worldwide soccer shirts for us to take pleasure in/convulse over.
What can we consider Portugal’s daring diagonal stripe? Who has picked a mesmerising shade of crimson? Why have Argentina dressed like they want 144 off 20 overs? Is that… is that Jafar? Please do share your opinions within the feedback under.
Listed below are the World Cup 2022 kits, ranked and rated from worst to finest:
World Cup 2022 kits: Each shirt ranked and rated
Gareth Southgate explains what ‘completely different’ James Maddison will provide England at World Cup
08:35 , Jack Rathborn
Gareth Southgate says James Maddison earned his spot on the aircraft after the England supervisor stunned many onlookers by deciding on him for the World Cup and ending the midfielder’s three-year worldwide absence.
With simply 11 days to go till their Group B opener towards Iran, the Three Lions boss largely caught with the tried and examined whereas nonetheless managing to make some eye-catching selections on his squad for Qatar.
Maddison had apparently resigned himself to lacking out on the 26-man group, just for the Leicester participant to obtain a name from Southgate on Thursday morning informing him he could be heading to the Gulf state.
Gareth Southgate explains what ‘completely different’ James Maddison will provide England
Gareth Southgate takes thought-about but vital danger with James Maddison choice
08:30 , Jack Rathborn
Unusually, the headline from this World Cup squad announcement was all the time prone to be the inclusion or non-inclusion of a participant with a grand complete of 1 worldwide cap. James Maddison has change into the kind of English trigger celebre that all the time appears to emerge on the eve of a significant event, his unpredictable, mercurial talents offering a skeleton key to unlock defences in Qatar. Given Gareth Southgate’s supposed safety-first nature, many anticipated that he could be missed. As an alternative, he’ll go to the World Cup.
Southgate’s inclusion of Maddison is the most important shock in his 26-man choice and seems to belie a status for standing by trusted, acquainted faces. The Leicester Metropolis playmaker was the one absolutely match participant included on this squad to obtain a name from Southgate on the morning of the announcement. The England supervisor needed to reassure him that, regardless of hypothesis that he would miss out, he was in. “We’d determined a few weeks in the past however weren’t going to inform him then,” Southgate revealed.
It will be unfair to recommend that this represents a sudden change of coronary heart on Southgate’s half. “He’s an excellent participant. We’ve all the time stated he’s an excellent participant,” he insisted, including that health troubles and tactical set-ups have prevented Maddison being referred to as up previously, however there isn’t any doubt that the most important distinction now’s that his performances are too good to disregard. “He’s earned the suitable,” stated the England supervisor. “I feel he’s taking part in in addition to any of the attacking gamers on this nation.”
Revitalised Marcus Rashford the apparent selection for England after finishing outstanding comeback
08:25 , Jack Rathborn
The decision-up got here within the morning, the objective within the night. Marcus Rashford’s profession is sufficiently stellar that he has had higher days however not too many, and definitely not not too long ago. His renaissance and rejuvenation had been rubber-stamped by Gareth Southgate, naming him in England’s World Cup squad. A unique form of comeback featured a Rashford equaliser: twice behind towards Aston Villa, Manchester United triumphed 4-2 by providing the form of visceral leisure that has characterised Rashford at his finest.
His mixture of tempo and efficiency, his direct, high-speed operating has meant that, from his debut, Rashford felt a participant in United’s truest traditions, and never merely as a result of he has helped lengthen the document of an academy graduate figuring in a first-team squad each match for 85 years. Maybe it was uncoincidental that United’s worst season for greater than three a long time was the poorest of Rashford’s profession.
If few are advocates for a winter World Cup, Rashford could also be in that choose band. Rewind to June and he had no objective in 15 video games and no spot within the England squad. He had solely scored twice underneath Ralf Rangnick. He felt unselectable. Regime change has introduced a shift in fortunes. “Once we begin the season, he wasn’t [picked by England], so it’s actually necessary,” stated Erik ten Hag. He ignored his personal function in Rashford’s revival, merely noting that: “On this second we now have plenty of gamers who’re nominated for the World Cup and that’s good for Manchester United.”
Revitalised Marcus Rashford the apparent selection for England after finishing comeback
‘We’ll communicate’: Gareth Southgate hits again at Fifa’s ‘give attention to soccer’ message
08:00 , Jack Rathborn
Gareth Southgate has instructed Fifa “I’ll select if I’m going to talk or not”, as he declared it “unlikely” that anybody on the World Cup would observe the governing physique’s recommendation to stay to soccer.
In a letter leaked on-line final week, Fifa wrote to the 32 World Cup nations pleading with them to give attention to the sport moderately than human rights points in Qatar.
The Impartial has been instructed that the letter was greeted with derision by nationwide our bodies, provided that the very number of Qatar as a number has led to them continuously having to area tough questions on non-football points.
‘We’ll communicate’: Gareth Southgate hits again at Fifa’s ‘give attention to soccer’ message
Spain World Cup 2022 squad information: Full fixtures, group, ones to observe, odds and extra
07:52 , Jack Rathborn
A decade after profitable their final main title, Spain enter this winter’s World Cup with their eyes on the prize.
Spain’s victory at Euro 2012 capped off a outstanding three-peat of trophy wins, which took within the 2008 European championship – their first triumph since 1964 – and the 2010 World Cup, the place a golden era secured the nation’s first world title.
La Roja then disenchanted in 2014, nevertheless, succumbing to the latest world title-defence curse of exiting the following World Cup within the group stage, earlier than placing in underwhelming efforts at Euro 2016 and the 2018 World Cup to bow out within the final 16 on each events.
Spain World Cup 2022 squad information, fixtures and ones to observe
Gareth Southgate accepts Qatar points prone to stay World Cup speaking level
07:50 , Jack Rathborn
England supervisor Gareth Southgate believes it’s “extremely unlikely” he’ll solely be speaking about soccer when the World Cup will get underway in Qatar.
Controversy has surrounded the Gulf state internet hosting the finals since they had been awarded in 2010, with the nation’s therapy of migrant staff and criminalisation of same-sex relationships among the many points which have brought on essentially the most concern.
Gianni Infantino, the president of Fifa, wrote to the affiliation leaders of the 32 competing nations final week urging them to not “permit soccer to be dragged into each ideological or political battle that exists”.
Gareth Southgate accepts Qatar points prone to stay World Cup speaking level
