England Squad Announcement For Brazil And Belgium

England manager Gareth Southgate has named a 25-man squad for the Three Lions’ exciting internationals against Brazil and Belgium.

The double-header sees the teams ranked fourth and fifth in the FIFA Rankings visit Wembley Stadium connected by EE in the space of four days.

Southgate has included two first-time call-ups in Everton centre-back Jarrad Branthwaite and Newcastle United forward Anthony Gordon.

There is also a first call-up since November 2020 for Liverpool defender Joe Gomez, while Brentford striker Ivan Toney, Manchester City centre-half John Stones and Chelsea defender Ben Chilwell are also back following their return to action.

The players will meet up at St. George’s Park on Tuesday to begin their preparations for the mouth-watering clash with Brazil on Saturday 23 March (kick-off 7pm GMT) before returning to Wembley Stadium once again on Tuesday 26 March to take on Belgium in the Alzheimer’s Society International (7.45pm).