England coach Gareth Southgate named him in the 26-man squad for the World Cup in Qatar on Thursday.
Leicester City have turned around in the Premier League after a very bad start to this season. And Madison has been instrumental in the team's recent success; In addition to scoring 6 goals in 12 matches, he scored 4 goals for his teammates.
25-year-old Maddison has played only one match in international football before. That too in the selection of the 2020 European Championship; 35 minutes against Montenegro.
Manchester City midfielder Calvin Phillips, who returned from injury a few days ago after two months, has also been included in the team by the coach. Besides, there is Harry Maguire who has found himself since the beginning of the season. The centre-back did not get much of a chance to play after losing his place in the starting XI at Manchester United.
The 22nd edition of the World Cup will begin on November 20. The next day England will play the first match against Iran.
Their other two opponents in Group B are Wales and USA.
England Team:
Goalkeepers: Jordan Pickford (Everton), Nick Pope (Newcastle United), Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal)
Defenders: Harry Maguire (Manchester United), Luke Shaw (Manchester United), Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur), John Stones (Manchester City), Kyle Walker (Manchester City), Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United), Conor Cody (Everton), Ben White (Arsenal), Trent-Alexander Arnold (Liverpool)
Midfielders: Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund), Mason Mount (Chelsea), Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), Declan Rees (West Ham United), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), Calvin Phillips (Manchester City)
Forwards: James Maddison (Leicester City), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Jack Grealish (Manchester City), Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Raheem Sterling (Chelsea), Callum Wilson (Newcastle United), Marcus Rashford (Manchester United)
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