England head coach Gareth Southgate concluded his planning for Euro 2024 on June 6, ahead of his squad making the trip to Germany, with several big names missing out on the final 26.
Southgate used the pre-tournament friendly against Bosnia & Herzegovina to assess his options and a final call was made shortly afterwards.
Injuries and mixed club form played a key role in his decisions, with experienced defender Harry Maguire ruled out with a calf problem, and James Maddison and Jack Grealish omitted.
Your #ThreeLions for #EURO2024! 🦁 pic.twitter.com/klzkNNTafI
— England (@England) June 6, 2024
Southgate's squad headed to Germany with just 13 of the 26 players also in his 2022 World Cup roster.
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Who has been left out of England's Euro 2024 squad?
Southgate was required to remove seven players from his provisional squad to meet the UEFA final deadline of Friday, June 7.
Maguire, Grealish and Maddison are the eye-catching names not with the team in Germany, alongside Liverpool duo Curtis Jones and Jarrell Quansah, Burnley goalkeeper James Trafford and Everton's Jarrad Branthwaite.
Harry Maguire
- England Caps/Goals: 63/7
- Club: Manchester United
A controversial choice for some England fans, but Southgate had previously remained loyal to Maguire throughout his tenure, despite his struggles at club level with Manchester United.
Maguire was a first-choice pick for Southgate's England at the last three tournaments, including defeat to Italy in the Euro 2020 final, where he scored in the penalty shootout at Wembley.
Injury is the primary reason for Maguire's missing out, after joining up with the initial squad with a calf injury that forced him to miss the final weeks of the domestic season.
I am devastated not to have been selected to play for England at the Euros this summer.
— Harry Maguire (@HarryMaguire93) June 6, 2024
Despite my best efforts, I have not been able to overcome an injury to my calf. Maybe I pushed myself too hard, to try and make it. Simply, I am absolutely gutted.
For me, representing… pic.twitter.com/n7WXMuAzuO
Southgate has retthought his defensive plan, with Lewis Dunk and Marc Guehi preferred as John Stones' potential centre-back partners in Germany.
Jack Grealish
- England Caps/Goals: 36/2
- Club: Manchester City
Grealish has also struggled for fitness during Manchester City's Premier League title charge, and his place as another of Southgate's go-to guys was not enough to keep him in the squad.
The former Aston Villa winger was likely to be an option off the bench in Germany, if he had retained his spot, with Phil Foden and Cole Palmer ahead of him in Southgate's starting plans.
James Maddison
- England Caps/Goals: 7/0
- Club: Tottenham
Maddison received the news of his omission before some of the other players left out, and the Tottenham attacker gave a frank assessment of why he was not included.
Devastated doesn’t quite cut it. Trained well and worked hard all week but if I’m honest with myself, my form for Spurs when coming back from injury in the second half of the season probably wasn’t at the levels I had set which gave Gareth a decision to make. I still thought… pic.twitter.com/LwhIhCPDxS
— James Maddison (@Madders10) June 6, 2024
A muted return from injury in the final stages of the 2023/24 season failed to ignite Spurs' top four push and he was overlooked in favor of more in-form alternatives.
Curtis Jones
- England Caps/Goals: 0/0
- Club: Liverpool
Jones played a vital role in England's triumph in the Under-21 Euros last summer and he was rewarded with a call up last month. With the Liverpool midfielder uncapped at senior level, it was a routine call for Southgate to make, with Crystal Palace's Adam Wharton preferred as cover for Declan Rice.
Jarell Quansah
- England Caps/Goals: 0/0
- Club: Liverpool
Jones' Liverpool teammate Jarrell Quansah was handed a regular first-team place alongside Virgil van Dijk in Jurgen Klopp's final weeks at Anfield.
He could be a regular once again under Arne Slot in the months ahead but he was overlooked in favor of Guehi and Dunk.
James Trafford
- England Caps/Goals: 0/0
- Club: Burnley
Burnley stopper Trafford missed a significant chunk of last season through injury and with UEFA rules only specifying for three goalkeepers to be included, Aaron Ramsdale and Dean Henderson are the understudies to Jordan Pickford.
Jarrad Branthwaite
- England Caps/Goals: 1/0
- Club: Everton
Branthwaite has been linked with a big-money move away from Everton this summer after an assured campaign at the heart of the Toffees' back line.
A cameo debut appearance against Bosnia failed to convince Southgate with the versatility of Joe Gomez giving him priority in the final 26.
England's final Euro 2024 squad
Ages, caps are correct as of June 14 2024.
| Position | Player | Club | Age | Caps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Aaron Ramsdale | Arsenal (ENG) | 26 | 4 |
| GK | Jordan Pickford | Everton (ENG) | 30 | 61 |
| GK | Dean Henderson | Crystal Palace (ENG) | 27 | 1 |
| DEF | Luke Shaw | Manchester United (ENG) | 28 | 31 |
| DEF | John Stones | Manchester City (ENG) | 29 | 71 |
| DEF | Kieran Trippier | Newcastle United (ENG) | 33 | 47 |
| DEF | Kyle Walker | Manchester City (ENG) | 33 | 82 |
| DEF | Ezri Konsa | Aston Villa (ENG) | 26 | 3 |
| DEF | Lewis Dunk | Brighton & Hove Albion (ENG) | 32 | 6 |
| DEF | Joe Gomez | Liverpool (ENG) | 26 | 14 |
| DEF | Marc Guehi | Crystal Palace (ENG) | 23 | 10 |
| MID | Trent Alexander-Arnold | Liverpool (ENG) | 25 | 24 |
| MID | Jude Bellingham | Real Madrid (SPA) | 20 | 29 |
| MID | Phil Foden | Manchester City (ENG) | 23 | 33 |
| MID | Conor Gallagher | Chelsea (ENG) | 24 | 13 |
| MID | Kobbie Mainoo | Manchester United (ENG) | 19 | 2 |
| MID | Declan Rice | Arsenal (ENG) | 25 | 50 |
| MID | Eberechi Eze | Crystal Palace (ENG) | 25 | 3 |
| MID | Adam Wharton | Crystal Palace (ENG) | 20 | 1 |
| FWD | Cole Palmer | Chelsea (ENG) | 22 | 3 |
| FWD | Harry Kane | Bayern Munich (GER) | 30 | 90 |
| FWD | Bukayo Saka | Arsenal (ENG) | 22 | 32 |
| FWD | Anthony Gordon | Newcastle (ENG) | 23 | 2 |
| FWD | Ollie Watkins | Aston Villa (ENG) | 28 | 12 |
| FWD | Jarrod Bowen | West Ham (ENG) | 27 | 8 |
| FWD | Ivan Toney | Brentford (ENG) | 28 | 2 |
Can England replace players on Euro 2024 roster?
Replacements could be made on the grounds of illness or injury up until June 13, the day before the tournament started.
Once Euro 2024 begins, teams must find solutions from within their 26-man squads.
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