England squad: Ivan Toney called up for Nations League games

Ivan Toney has been called up to the England team for the games with Italy and Germany.

He has scored five goals in six games.

England's final competitive matches before the World Cup will be played by Dean Henderson and Eric Dier.

Jordan Henderson and Jordan Pickford are injured.

White and Gallagher are not in the picture.

Despite only four starts between them this season, Manchester United defenders Harry Maguire and Luke Shaw are included in the list.

After an impressive start to the season for Spurs, Eric Dier has been recalled to the England squad.

Italy will play England at the San Siro in Milan on September 23rd and Germany will play England at Wembley on September 26th.

They haven't won in four games since they beat the Elephants in a friendly.

England squad

Dean Henderson is a goalkeeper from Manchester United.

Rounding out the defenders are Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ben Chilwell, Eric Dier, and John Stones.

Midfielders include Jude Bellingham, Mason Mount, KalvinPhillips, and James Ward-Prowse.

The forwards are Tammy Abraham, Ivan Toney, Phil Foden, Jack Grealish, Harry Kane, and others.

From League One to World Cup?

67 days before the World Cup starts, Toney has been named in the England squad.

He only made two league appearances and spent most of his time out of town on a loan.

He played for five different teams in League One before moving to Peterborough.

After scoring 26 goals in 39 games for Posh, Toney helped them win promotion to the premier league after joining them in August 2020

He has 17 goals and seven assists in 41 appearances in the English top flight.

After the match, Frank backed Toney for an England call-up, saying: "Harry Kane is number one, but there is not a betterstriker after Kane's form."

If England want to win a penalty shootout, they need to choose Ivan.