England 2018 World Cup squad: Players react to news
Gareth Southgate has named his 23-man England squad to take to the World Cup next month, and the majority of players shared their excitement on social media.
Trent Alexander-Arnold and Ruben Loftus-Cheek were among the surprise inclusions, while Joe Hart, Jack Wilshere and Adam Lallana were some players who missed out - see the announcement and full squad details here.
The squad are due to begin training together next week, but players from Manchester United and Chelsea, who are involved in the FA Cup final, and Champions League finalists Liverpool will be given extra time off.
England begin their World Cup campaign against Tunisia on June 18 and play further group games against Panama and Belgium.
Prior to that, they have friendlies against Nigeria at Wembley and Costa Rica at Elland Road (Leeds) on June 2 and June 7 respectively.
See how the players reacted, below...
Dreamt of going to a World Cup since I was a kid. Today that dream come true, an honour to represent the 3 Lions this summer! ๐ฆ @England pic.twitter.com/e6c8agtVar
— Trent Arnold (@trentaa98) May 16, 2018
The one call you donโt want to miss!!...๐ค๐ #WC2018 pic.twitter.com/thH8CvavWA
— Kyle Walker (@kylewalker2) May 16, 2018
Maybe this picture said I was gonna live my dream and go to a World Cup... dreams do come true ๐๐๐ค๐พ๐ฆ pic.twitter.com/kSM8VORdp0
— Ashley Young (@youngy18) May 16, 2018
An honour to be named in the @England squad. Can't wait for my first World Cup and to meet up with the lads. We will give it our all ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ pic.twitter.com/BEZJJki7Sv
— Kieran Trippier (@trippier2) May 16, 2018
Privilege and an honour to be selected for @england to go to the #WC2018 in Russia!! Cannot wait to get out there and do the fans proud! Letโs do this!! #ThreeLions ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ pic.twitter.com/d6UuqReUe7
— Danny Welbeck (@DannyWelbeck) May 16, 2018
It's an honour to be named in the England squad for the World Cup. It's a dream come true! Get me to Russia!! ๐ฆโฝ๏ธ #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/D8EjN8z5EI
— Dele (@dele_official) May 16, 2018
What an honour! No words to describe the feeling right now..... Canโt wait to get going! See you in Russia ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ
— Jamie Vardy (@vardy7) May 16, 2018
After years of you standing on the touch line in the cold and rain, Mum we're off to the World Cup! ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ pic.twitter.com/JOCj5oBCtN
— Marcus Rashford (@MarcusRashford) May 16, 2018
2 years ago watching @England in France with my mates. Now on the plane to Russia. How things have changed. #AlwaysBelieve ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐ท๐บ pic.twitter.com/k3i7lpgRG8
— Harry Maguire (@HarryMaguire93) May 16, 2018
Yo @DannyWelbeck, which way to Russia bro? โ๏ธ ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ #JLingz pic.twitter.com/UckPFiXVEm
— Jesse Lingard (@JesseLingard) May 16, 2018
What an honour! No words to describe the feeling right now..... Canโt wait to get going! See you in Russia ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ
— Jamie Vardy (@vardy7) May 16, 2018
And...Sporting Life's assessment of the squad:
๐จ ENGLAND SQUAD ANNOUNCED ๐จ
— Sporting Life Football (@SportingLifeFC) May 16, 2018
๐ฅ @GeorgePitts_ and @SportsPaulH share their thoughts on Southgate's 23-man squad, which included a couple of surprise selections... pic.twitter.com/z6SKEW5cLn
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Odds correct as of 1420 16/05/2018
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