{"id":4369,"date":"2026-03-23T12:29:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T12:29:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=4369"},"modified":"2026-03-23T12:29:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T12:29:49","slug":"forgotten-england-star-to-return-to-three-lions-squad-for-first-time-in-four-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=4369","title":{"rendered":"Forgotten England star to return to Three Lions squad for first time in four years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Forgotten England star to return to Three Lions squad for first time in four years\" width=\"620\" height=\"500\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"w-full object-cover rounded-md\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 620 500'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'\/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'\/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'\/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'\/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3C\/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAQAAACEN3D\/AAAAL0lEQVR42mP4z8DAwMiAARgZGJhY+P\/\/PwMDAwPDfwYGBgaGhgYGhgYGAAD9Hwlr5xRngAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg=='\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;)\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, (max-width: 1100px) 620px, 620px\" src=\"\/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.joe.co.uk%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F03%2FWebsite-Image-Full-Bleed-91.png%3Fheight%3D573%26width%3D1024&amp;w=360&amp;q=75 360w, \/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.joe.co.uk%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F03%2FWebsite-Image-Full-Bleed-91.png%3Fheight%3D573%26width%3D1024&amp;w=414&amp;q=75 414w, \/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.joe.co.uk%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F03%2FWebsite-Image-Full-Bleed-91.png%3Fheight%3D573%26width%3D1024&amp;w=640&amp;q=75 640w, \/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.joe.co.uk%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F03%2FWebsite-Image-Full-Bleed-91.png%3Fheight%3D573%26width%3D1024&amp;w=768&amp;q=75 768w, \/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.joe.co.uk%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F03%2FWebsite-Image-Full-Bleed-91.png%3Fheight%3D573%26width%3D1024&amp;w=1024&amp;q=75 1024w, \/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.joe.co.uk%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F03%2FWebsite-Image-Full-Bleed-91.png%3Fheight%3D573%26width%3D1024&amp;w=1280&amp;q=75 1280w, \/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.joe.co.uk%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F03%2FWebsite-Image-Full-Bleed-91.png%3Fheight%3D573%26width%3D1024&amp;w=1536&amp;q=75 1536w\" bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.joe.co.uk\/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.joe.co.uk%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F03%2FWebsite-Image-Full-Bleed-91.png%3Fheight%3D573%26width%3D1024&amp;w=1536&amp;q=75\"\/><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>He has been called up to replace an injured player <\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose drop-cap \">\n<p>Following the addition of Harvey Barnes, Thomas Tuchel has had to make another change to his Three Lions squad for next week&#8217;s international matches.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>England play their final matches before the 2026 World Cup this month, as they take on  Uruguay and Japan.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>While Tuchel already named a 35-man squad on 20th March, he has been forced to make two changes following injuries to Eberechi Eze and Jarell Quansah.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>After the Telegraph broke news that Harvey Barnes is in line to make his first cap since 2020 as a replacement for Eze, news has now emerged regarding the player brought in to take up Quansah&#8217;s spot. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><oc-connect-widget slot-id=\"97dDCX3NiPvxFMRHGvaDS\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p> As reported by Ben Jacobs, Arsenal&#8217;s Ben White will join up with the England squad for the first time since the 2022 World Cup. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>White actually departed the Qatar tournament during the group stages with &#8216;personal reasons&#8217; cited as the reason as to why.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Whether down to Gareth Southgate and Thomas Tuchel, or White himself, the 28-year-old was never named in an England squad thereafter, despite starring regularly for Mikel Arteta&#8217;s Arsenal. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>That hiatus appears now set to come to an end, with Tuchel set to announce the Englishman for the next set of fixtures. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><\/div>\n<p>#Forgotten #England #star #return #Lions #squad #time #years<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>He has been called up to replace an injured player Following the addition of Harvey Barnes, Thomas Tuchel has had to make another change to his Three Lions squad for next week&#8217;s international matches. 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