{"id":571312,"date":"2020-11-05T11:02:14","date_gmt":"2020-11-05T16:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=571312"},"modified":"2026-01-30T15:37:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T20:37:23","slug":"england-squad-announcement-mason-greenwood-omitted-as-phil-foden-is-recalled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/11\/05\/england-squad-announcement-mason-greenwood-omitted-as-phil-foden-is-recalled\/","title":{"rendered":"England Squad Announcement: Mason Greenwood Omitted As Phil Foden is Recalled"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gareth Southgate has announced his England squad<\/a>\u00a0which sees Mason Greenwood<\/a> omitted for the upcoming matches against the Republic of Ireland, Iceland and Belgium. Manchester City<\/a> midfielder Phil Foden<\/a> is recalled after his indiscretion in Iceland. Both he and Greenwood breached coronavirus restrictions.<\/p>\n

Latest England Squad Announced for Republic of Ireland, Iceland And Belgium Fixtures<\/h2>\n

Mason Greenwood Omitted<\/h3>\n

Manchester United\u2019s<\/a> Mason Greenwood has been left out of the England<\/a> squad following his failure to adhere to Coronavirus quarantine regulations in Iceland in October. Greenwood is considered a player for the future but will need to make sure he keeps himself in check to become an England regular. Gareth Southgate told Talk Sport <\/a>his thoughts on leaving out the Manchester United forward:<\/p>\n

\u201dI have had a good chat with Ole [Gunnar Solskjaer] about his development and I feel it is better for him to stay at the club at the moment, to develop over the next few months.\u201d<\/p>\n

Harry Maguire and Reece James Keep Places Despite Suspensions<\/h3>\n

Both Harry Maguire<\/a> and Reece James<\/a> saw red cards in the defeat to Denmark but have still retained their places in the squad. Both players will serve one-match bans before being able to play. Conor Coady, Eric Dier, Micheal Keane and Trent Alexander-Arnold all retain their place in defensive roles.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Who Else Makes England Squad<\/h3>\n

Raheem Sterling<\/a> returns following a hamstring injury kept him out last time. Jack Grealish<\/a> is impressing for both club and Country and keeps his place. Fellow Aston Villa <\/a>teammate Ross Barkley <\/a>has been pushing for a call-up but misses out. Luke Shaw <\/a>has been looking to regain his place at left-back but erratic form for Manchester United means he is not included.<\/p>\n

Harry Kane will once more captain the side.<\/p>\n

England will take on Ireland in a friendly before taking on both Belgium and Iceland respectively in the Nation\u2019s League final two group matches.<\/p>\n

Squad List<\/h3>\n

Goalkeepers<\/strong>:<\/span><\/h4>\n

Jordan Pickford, Nick Pope, Dean Henderson.
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Defenders: <\/strong><\/h4>\n

Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ben Chilwell, Conor Coady, Eric Dier, Joe Gomez, Reece James, Michael Keane, Harry Maguire, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Tyrone Mings, Bukayo Saka, Kieran Trippier, Kyle Walker.
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Midfielders:<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Phil Foden, Jordan Henderson, Jack Grealish, Mason Mount, Declan Rice, James Ward-Prowse, Harry Winks.
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Forwards:<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Tammy Abraham, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Harry Kane, Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho, Raheem Sterling.
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Main Photo<\/p>\n

Embed from Getty Images<\/a>