Gareth Southgate announces England Euro 2020 squad
1 June 2021, 17:32 | Updated: 1 June 2021, 18:02
Gareth Southgate has announced his 26-man England squad for Euro 2020 with a media conference. Find. out who's made the cut here.
Gareth Southgate has announced his England squad for Euro 2020 today (1 June).
After naming a provisional 33-man squad last week, the England manager had the tough decision of selecting the final 26 players set to represent their country in the tournament, which was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Find out more about England's Euro 2020 squad and their bid below here.
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What is the Euro 2021 England squad?
Gareth Southgate addressed the media about England's Euro 2020 squad on Tuesday 1 June at 6pm. Ahead of time came the announcement of the final 26 selected.
The Euro 2020 squad is:
Goalkeepers:
Dean Henderson (Manchester United), Sam Johnstone (West Brom), Jordan Pickford (Everton)
Defenders:
Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), Conor Coady (Wolves), Reece James (Chelsea), Harry Maguire (Manchester United), Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa), Luke Shaw (Manchester United), John Stones (Manchester City), Kieran Trippier (Atletico Madrid), Kyle Walker (Manchester City)
Midfielders:
Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), Mason Mount (Chelsea), Kalvin Phillips (Leeds), Declan Rice (West Ham)
Forwards:
Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton), Phil Foden (Man City), Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), Harry Kane (Tottenham), Marcus Rashford (Manchester United), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund), Raheem Sterling (Man City)
How many has Gareth Southgate cut from the England Euro 2020 squad?
Gareth Southgate cut down the Euro 2020 England squad from 33 to 26 players, meaning seven players had to be dropped.
When is England's first Euro 2020 match?
England will play their first Group D game against Croatia on 13 June.
However, ahead of that, the three lions have two warm ups against Austria on Wednesday (2 June) and Romania on Sunday (8 June).
Who was in the provisional squad?
The provisional squad, which was announced on 25 May 2021, was:
Goalkeepers: Dean Henderson (Manchester United), Sam Johnstone (West Brom), Jordan Pickford (Everton), Aaron Ramsdale (Sheffield United)
Defenders: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), Conor Coady (Wolves), Ben Godfrey (Everton), Reece James (Chelsea), Harry Maguire (Manchester United), Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa), Luke Shaw (Manchester United), John Stones (Manchester City), Kieran Trippier (Atletico Madrid), Kyle Walker (Manchester City), Ben White (Brighton)Midfielders: Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), Jesse Lingard (West Ham), Mason Mount (Chelsea), Kalvin Phillips (Leeds), Declan Rice (West Ham), James Ward-Prowse (Southampton)
Forwards: Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton), Phil Foden (Man City), Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), Mason Greenwood (Manchester United), Harry Kane (Tottenham), Marcus Rashford (Manchester United), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund), Raheem Sterling (Man City), Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa)
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What is the song for Euro 2021?
The Euro 2020 song is We Are The People by U2's Bono, The Edge and dutch DJ Martin Garrix.
Martin Garrix feat. Bono & The Edge - We Are The People [UEFA EURO 2020 Song] (Official Video)
When does EURO 2020 start?
Euro 2020 starts on Friday 11 June 2021 with Turkey vs Italy at 8pm.
Why is it still called EURO 2020?
Euro 2020 is still called Euro 2020 even though it is taking place in 2021 in order to honour the event's original vision and to not waste the branded material that had already been produced ahead of the postponement.
UEFA explained: "This decision allows UEFA to keep the original vision of the tournament, which was set to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the European Football Championship (1960–2020).
"It will furthermore serve as a reminder of how the whole football family came together to respond to the extraordinary circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic, and of the difficult times that Europe, and the world, had to go through in 2020.This choice is in line with UEFA's commitment to make UEFA EURO 2020 sustainable and not to generate additional amounts of waste. A lot of branded material had already been produced by the time of the tournament's postponement. A name change for the event would have meant the destruction and reproduction of such items."
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