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Kieran King

Gareth Southgate's provisional England squad includes Danny Welbeck and 'three wildcards'

Danny Welbeck has been included in Gareth Southgate's 55-man provisional England squad for the World Cup.

The 31-year-old hasn't found the net in 11 matches for Brighton this season but has been selected by Southgate in the initial longlist for Qatar alongside team-mate Lewis Dunk. Southgate is set to select his 26-man contingent for Qatar next Thursday - just 11 days before the Three Lions' opening group game against Iran.

Welbeck has 42 senior caps but hasn't been called up to the England squad since the 2018 World Cup in Russia, where he made just one appearance against Belgium at the tournament. Meanwhile, Dunk has one cap to his name, having started England's 3-0 win over USA at Wembley back in 2018.

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