The final 23
Tuesday, 01 June 2010.
Fabio Capello has today confirmed his final squad of 23 players who will travel to South Africa for the World Cup.Having named a provisional squad of 30 players, Capello has trimmed his squad by seven having overseen a training camp in Austria and victories over both Mexico and Japan.
Gareth Barry has been included in the squad, having made good progress on the injury he suffered last month, while the quartet of Chelsea players who won the Premier League and FA Cup have all been named in the 23.
England travel to South Africa on Wednesday evening, and the opening game will be played in Rustenburg on Saturday 12 June.
Squad in full
Goalkeepers
Robert Green, Joe Hart, David James
Defenders
Jamie Carragher, Ashley Cole, Rio Ferdinand, Glen Johnson, Ledley King, John Terry, Matthew Upson, Stephen Warnock
Midfielders
Gareth Barry, Michael Carrick, Joe Cole, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, Aaron Lennon, James Milner, Shaun Wright-Phillips
ForwardsPeter Crouch, Jermain Defoe, Emile Heskey, Wayne Rooney
World Cup 2010: Walcott left out of England squad | ||
 Walcott - shock inclusion in 2006, shock omission in 2010 Arsenal winger Theo Walcott is the surprise omission from England's 23-man World Cup squad, BBC Sport understands. Walcott, 21, was in the provisional squad of 30 and started both of England's recent friendly victories against Mexico and Japan. But Chelsea's Joe Cole has been included in the final squad, which flies to South Africa on Wednesday. Gareth Barry had a fitness test on his injured ankle on Tuesday morning, with initial reports sounding favourable. The Manchester City midfielder has not played since he picked up a ligament injury in a Premier League match against Tottenham on 5 May. Walcott was a shock inclusion in former England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson's 2006 World Cup squad but did not feature in the tournament and the then-17-year-old's inclusion was widely criticised.
Joe Cole is now fully fit after a serious knee ligament injury and produced an impressive second-half cameo during Sunday's 2-1 win against Japan. After that match, Cole said: "I think I did all right. These games are never easy - you don't want to get injured and there were some tackles flying in. "I've had a good 10 days training and a good 45 minutes. I just want to help England win the World Cup." The World Cup begins on 11 June, with England's first game coming a day later against the United States in Rustenburg. More to follow. | ||
Hmmm...Theo played himself out of contention. Over the last couple of friendlies his final ball was woeful. The look Wayne Rooney gave him after a ball he played went behind him, NOT HAPPY.
ReplyDeleteYes, I read something the other day that said Fabio gave him a public dressing down when the squad watched the replay of the Mexico game. Apparently he then went into the Japan game with a distinct game plan and Theo ignored that too!! The question has to be, how stupid is he??
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