By CRAIG HOPE, CHIEF FOOTBALL REPORTER
Published: 15:26 EDT, 22 March 2026 | Updated: 15:30 EDT, 22 March 2026
Harvey Barnes is being called up by England manager Thomas Tuchel as the Newcastle United winger gets his chance in the expanded pre-World Cup squad.
Barnes, 28, snubbed a call-up from Scotland after Steve Clarke tried to move for him. The Burnley-born wide man qualifies for Scotland via his maternal grandparents but wants to play for England
He joins up with the rest of Tuchel's squad on Tuesday. Barnes, who has 14 goals this season, played 76 minutes of Sunday's 2-1 derby defeat by Sunderland.
Tuchel is using the upcoming games against Colombia and Japan to test a number of fringe players who he says can 'win plane tickets' to the World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico this summer.
Barnes will be one of those in a 30-man group fighting in their last chance to impress before the conclusion of the domestic football season.
More to follow.
Harvey Barnes will get his chance to gatecrash England's World Cup squad selection
Thomas Tuchel, pictured at the Carabao Cup final, is ironing out his World Cup plans