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Daily Mirror
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Jake Polden

Gareth Southgate confirms England will be without duo for opening World Cup clash

England boss Gareth Southgate has confirmed he will be without James Maddison and Kyle Walker for the Three Lions' opening 2022 World Cup clash with Iran on Monday.

Maddison hasn't completed a full training session with the Three Lions squad since jetting out to Qatar after picking up a knee injury in Leicester City's final Premier League clash with West Ham before the World Cup break.

Instead, the midfielder has been training indoors away from his teammates, who have been doing drills at the hottest point of the day in order to acclimatise to the intense desert sun before their midday opener at the Khalifa International Stadium.

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