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Casey Evans

England's most likely starting XI against Iran in opening game of the Qatar 2022 World Cup

The FIFA World Cup is less than two weeks away and excitement is starting to build. England are not the favourites to win the competition but they are still one of the better teams in the tournament.

With that in mind, Gareth Southgate has named his squad. Though many of the England's manager's selections were expected, there were still some surprises such as the inclusion of Conor Gallagher.

Now Southgate will be hoping that none of his key players get injured in the final fixtures before the World Cup break and his thoughts will then turn to the final preparations. For England, the tournament opens on 21 November with a game against Carlos Quieroz's Iran.

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