England World Cup squad numbers revealed as James Maddison handed No.25 by Gareth Southgate

England’s World Cup starts met up at St George’s Park on Monday ahead their flight to Qatar (Picture: Getty)

England have revealed their squad numbers for the World Cup in Qatar and seemingly ended any lingering doubts over James Maddison’s fitness by giving him the number 25 shirt.

The Leicester midfielder suffered an injury scare on Saturday after he was forced off with a knee issue during the 2-0 win over West Ham.

Days earlier Maddison had earned a surprise recall to the Three Lions fold, three years on from his only cap against Montenegro.

And while he marked his selection with a goal at the London Stadium, Foxes boss Brendan Rodgers had to substitute the playmaker in the first half.

Both Rodgers and Maddison played down any fears following the win and the former Coventry and Norwich ace has now been given the number 25 for the tournament to signal his participation in Qatar is no longer under threat.

England manager Gareth Southgate has given the numbers one to 12 to the same players who wore them at Euro 2020, where they lost on penalties to Italy in the final at Wembley.

Jordan Pickford claims the number one jersey while captain Harry Kane again wears nine.

Kalvin Phillips, Conor Coady, Mason Mount and Phil Foden also wear numbers 14, 16, 19 and 20 respectively like they did for the European Championships last year.

Under-fire Harry Maguire retains the No.6 shirt and John Stones, his regular centre-half partner for England, is in no doubt that the Three Lions will be able rely on the Manchester United skipper despite his relative inactivity this season.

The pair have been an integral part of the Gareth Southgate era, helping the Three Lions to the semi-finals four years ago in Russia and then going one step further as they finished runners-up at the European Championship in 2021.

England play Iran in their first game at the World Cup on Monday November 21 (Picture: Getty)

But, while Stones has enjoyed some strong performances for Manchester City this season, Maguire has endured a rockier start to life under Erik ten Hag across town at Manchester United.

With question marks over his form, he has started just three Premier League games all season, but seems likely to retain Southgate’s faith in Qatar.

As for Stones, there is nobody he would rather step out with when the first game against Iran kicks off next Monday.

‘When I look at Harry, I see a partner. Through all the experiences we’ve had together he’s had my back and I’ve had his back,’ he told the PA news agency after taking part in a McDonald’s Fun Football session at the Trafford Centre.

‘We’ve had so many games together, we’ve made a bond and a partnership together. We know what the other person is going to do and how we work best together. It clicks.

‘Whatever team or whatever system Gareth decides, if it’s me and Harry we will use those bonds again. They are too strong to be broken by (lack of) game time, form, whatever it is. That kind of goes out the window when these moments hit.

‘Harry’s an incredible player, you don’t get to the standard he has without being. The adversity he has gone through, and still is to some extent, shows the character of the person to never give in.’

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