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England will face Switzerland and Cote d’Ivoire in March with a 25-man squad, after manager Gareth Southgate made his picks public on Thursday afternoon.
The Three Lions kick-off 2022 with an international double-header at Wembley Stadium starting with a sold-out Alzheimer’s Society International against Switzerland on Saturday, March 26.
And then the first ever senior international against Cote d’Ivoire will take place three days later on Tuesday, March 29 as England continue their preparations for what will be a big year including a new UEFA Nations League campaign in June before the FIFA 2022 World Cup in Qatar in November and December.
Among the squad, there’s a first senior call-up for Crystal Palace defender Marc Guéhi who had previously captained the England U-21s earlier this season and was ironically born in the Ivorian capital of Abidjan before moving with his family to England as a baby.
His Palace teammate Conor Gallagher also retains his spot in the group, having joined the seniors from the U-21s during November’s international window and going on to make his debut in the win over San Marino.
There are also recalls to the squad for Arsenal’s Ben White and Burnley’s Nick Pope.
Southgate and his squad will reunite at St. George’s Park following this weekend’s domestic games to begin their preparations.
ENGLAND
Goalkeepers
Jordan Pickford (Everton), Nick Pope (Burnley), Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal)
Defenders
Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Conor Coady (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace), Reece James (Chelsea), Harry Maguire (Manchester United), Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa), Luke Shaw (Manchester United), John Stones (Manchester City), Ben White (Arsenal)
Midfielders
Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund), Conor Gallagher (Crystal Palace, loan from Chelsea), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), Mason Mount (Chelsea), Declan Rice (West Ham United), James Ward-Prowse (Southampton)
Forwards
Tammy Abraham (AS Roma), Jack Grealish (Manchester City), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal), Raheem Sterling (Manchester City)
