England World Cup 2014 Squad

The World Cup is less than a month away and the participating countries have begun announcing their rosters for the mega-event. Several countries have released their final squad for the competition while many have announced their preliminary squads which will eventually be chopped down to the final 23-man squad by June 2, a deadline set by FIFA.

At Footballathon, we will post the squad lists as and when they are announced as part our plans to provide a complete World Cup 2014 coverage.

We begin with the England squad. Coach Roy Hodgson has selected a host of young players along with midfield veterans, Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard and start striker Wayne Rooney.

England begin their World Cup campaign against Italy in Manaus on 14 June, before further group matches against Uruguay and Costa Rica.

Manchester United's Michael Carrick and Toronto FC's Jermain Defoe have been left out of the 23-man squad and have been put on a standby list of 7 players. 

THE SQUAD

Goalkeepers: Fraser Forster (Celtic), Ben Foster (West Bromwich Albion), Joe Hart (Manchester City).

Defenders: Leighton Baines (Everton), Gary Cahill (Chelsea), Phil Jagielka (Everton), Glen Johnson (Liverpool), Phil Jones (Manchester United), Luke Shaw (Southampton), Chris Smalling (Manchester United).

Midfielders: Ross Barkley (Everton), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), Adam Lallana (Southampton), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), James Milner (Manchester City), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal), Raheem Sterling (Liverpool), Jack Wilshere (Arsenal).

Forwards: Rickie Lambert (Southampton), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United), Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool), Danny Welbeck (Manchester United).

Standby: John Ruddy (Norwich City), Jon Flanagan (Liverpool), John Stones (Everton), Michael Carrick (Manchester United), Tom Cleverley (Manchester United), Andy Carroll (West Ham United), Jermain Defoe (Toronto FC).