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Thomas Tuchel has named his England squad for the upcoming friendlies (Picture: Getty)
Thomas Tuchel has handed England recalls to Manchester United duo Harry Maguire and Kobbie Mainoo for the last international break before the World Cup.
Maguire has not been seen in an England shirt since November 2024 under Lee Carsley, having previously missed out on the Euro 2024 squad due to injury concerns.
Kobbie Mainoo, meanwhile, who started in the Euros final against Spain, fell desperately down the national team pecking order after struggling for regular minutes under ex-United boss Ruben Amorim.
But the pair have now been brought back into the fold as a reward for their fine recent form under new Red Devils interim head coach Michael Carrick.
There is, however, no place in the squad for United left-back Luke Shaw, who was pushing for a recall, with Newcastle’s Lewis Hall instead receiving his first call-up under Tuchel.
The German has named an expanded 35-man squad, the penultimate squad ahead of this summer’s World Cup in north America.
But despite that, and the injury to Reece James, there is still no call-up for Real Madrid defender Trent Alexander-Arnold.
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Elsewhere, there is a first senior call-up for Everton midfielder James Garner, while Dominic Calvert-Lewin could make his first England appearance since 2021 after being included in the squad following an impressive season leading the line at Leeds United.
Full England squad for upcoming friendlies
Goalkeepers
Goalkeepers: Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), Jordan Pickford (Everton), James Trafford (Manchester City), Aaron Ramsdale (Newcastle United), Jason Steele (Brighton & Hove Albion)
Defenders
Defenders: Dan Burn (Newcastle United), Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace), Lewis Hall (Newcastle United), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), Tino Livramento (Newcastle United), Harry Maguire (Manchester United), Nico O’Reilly (Manchester City), Jarell Quansah (Bayer Leverkusen), Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur), John Stones (Manchester City), Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan)
Midfielders
Midfielders: Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), James Garner (Everton), Jordan Henderson (Brentford), Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United), Declan Rice (Arsenal), Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace)
Forwards
Forwards: Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United), Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United), Eberechi Eze (Arsenal), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Noni Madueke (Arsenal), Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Marcus Rashford (Barcelona), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur).
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