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Here's England's 23-man World Cup squad

It's just been announced via the unnecessarily complicated medium of this Twitter video. 

Don't worry though, I've got your back.  Here's a screenshot of the list.

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Confirmation then that Joe Hart misses out in favour of uncapped Burnley keeper Nick Pope.  No room for Jack Wilshere or Jonjo Shelvey either, but if you reckon their omissions are unjust you can at least take comfort in the knowledge that Jake Livermore's been binned off as well.  It'd really be rubbing salt in the wound if the West Brom man was on the plane and the other two weren't.  

It's interesting that Alexander-Arnold and Trippier have both been named, insomuch as it suggests Kyle Walker is going as a centre half.  No one's taking three right backs to a tournament, are they?  And on that basis you can probably rule out Fabian Delph seeing much action on the opposite flank too.  Instead, the Man City man is presumably included to supplement an otherwise light looking set of central midfield options.

Not too much in the way of surprises though.  Adam Lallana was always going to be a long shot after such an injury-ravaged season, and while Ryan Bertrand might feel hard done by you can see why Gareth Southgate would be swayed by Ashley Young's versatility.

So, how are you feeling about things now it's been announced?  More confident of our chances, or less?

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