The team sheets are out ahead of England’s World Cup opener in Qatar today, where the Three Lions take on Iran in Group B.
Gareth Southgate has handed a start to Kieran Trippier, while fellow Mags Nick Pope and Callum Wilson are named on the bench.
Here’s the XI and substitutes bench in full:
(4-3-3): Pickford, Trippier, Stones, Maguire, Shaw – Rice, Bellingham, Mount – Saka, Sterling, Kane (c)
Subs: Pope, Ramsdale, Walker, A-Arnold, White, Dier, Coady, Henderson, Phillips, Gallagher, Grealish, Foden, Rashford, Wilson.
So, Southgate has gone with a back four, keeps faith in Harry Maguire, has left Phil Foden on the bench and opted for Bukayo Saka and Raheem Sterling in attack either side of Harry Kane.
Kyle Walker is officially named on the bench, but he and Toon target James Maddison are expected to play no part after managing recent injury issues in Qatar.
Iran XI: Beiranvand, Moharrami, Hajsafi, Mohammadi, Jahanbakhsh, Pouraliganji, Taremi, Cheshmi, Karimi,Hosseini, Nourollahi.
