When is Gareth Southgate announcing his England World Cup squad?

And the Three Lions boss will announce his official 26-man squad later this week Gareth Southgate was made to decide his preliminary 55-man squad in October England will start their campaign against Group B rivals Iran on November 21 It is now under two weeks until the World Cup in Qatar gets underway, and England manager Gareth Southgate will soon reveal his official squad for the competition. England manager Gareth Southgate will announce his 26-man World Cup squad this week Southgate's announcement will come before the final round of Premier League fixtures, meaning injuries could still play a part even after the final decision. Brazil announced their 26-man squad for the Qatar World Cup earlier this week Remarkably, the deadline is the same day as the Premier League officially draws to a halt, with the final game being Fulham vs Manchester United at 4.30pm on November 13. Chelsea confirmed on Sunday afternoon that Ben Chilwell had sustained a 'significant' hamstring injury that would likely rule him out of the World Cup He underwent scans after the game and was subsequently ruled out of the World Cup Kyle Walker-Peters would have struggled to get a place in Southgate's squad, even with the worrying number of injuries in the right-back position England are currently facing.