Gareth Southgate to name final 23-man England squad on May 16

The Football Association confirmed that would be the date when the 23-man group for the finals would be revealed.

The following day Southgate will face the media to discuss the squad announcement at Wembley.

World governing body FIFA has set June 4 as the date when all final squads for the tournament must be submitted.

England's World Cup outsiders (via Sky Bet)

• Ryan Sessegnon - 8/1
• Michael Keane - 12/1
• Andy Carroll - 16/1
• Jermain Defoe - 20/1
• Alex McCarthy - 20/1

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Southgate has already been forced to rule Liverpool duo Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Joe Gomez out of his plans.

Oxlade-Chamberlain suffered a season-ending knee injury in the first leg of the Reds' Champions League semi-final against Roma, while Gomez has undergone ankle surgery on an injury suffered in England's friendly against Holland in March.

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England will warm up for the World Cup with internationals against Nigeria at Wembley on June 2 and Costa Rica at Elland Road in Leeds on June 7.

They kick off their Russia 2018 campaign against Tunisia on June 18 in Volgograd.

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