The England squad for the 2022 World Cup has been revealed, and the 26-man list for the trip to Qatar has been confirmed. As per the Daily Mail, the players will be accompanied by WAGs on a £1billion cruise liner off the coast.
The footballers will be staying in a secure COVID bubble at the Souq Al Wakra hotel in Doha.
England squad announced for 2022 World Cup
To recap, here is the full squad that Gareth Southgate has named to make the trip to the Middle East.
Goalkeepers: Jordan Pickford (Everton), Nick Pope (Newcastle United), Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal)
Defenders: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Conor Coady (Everton, loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers), Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur), Harry Maguire (Manchester United), Luke Shaw (Manchester United), John Stones (Manchester City), Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United), Kyle Walker (Manchester City), Ben White (Arsenal)
Midfielders: Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund), Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), Mason Mount (Chelsea), Kalvin Phillips (Manchester City), Declan Rice (West Ham United),
Forwards: Phil Foden (Manchester City), Jack Grealish (Manchester City), Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur), James Maddison (Leicester City), Marcus Rashford (Manchester United), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Raheem Sterling (Chelsea), Callum Wilson (Newcastle United)
Callum Wilson and James Maddison have made the England squad on the back of their red-hot form in the Premier League. Serie A duo Tammy Abraham and Fikayo Tomori miss out on selection alongside Southampton’s James Ward-Prowse. Chelsea’s Ben Chilwell and Reece James will not be making the trip due to respective injuries that they won’t be able to recover from in time.