England boss Gareth Southgate has reportedly declined to inform players if they have been included in his provisional 55-man squad for the World Cup.
The FA handed FIFA a long list of names before that gets cut down to a 26-man squad in three weeks' time. There is now under a month to go before the tournament kicks off, with England's first game coming against Iran at the Khalifa International Stadium.
Players who have been on the fringes of the squad, or even left out of recent international games altogether, are hoping to convince Southgate to put them on the plane. The likes of James Maddison have also been attempting to force their way into his plans with their standout performances in the Premier League.
