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Lionesses World Cup squad: Who will make the cut in 2027?

England's qualifying campaign for the 2027 Women's World Cup is officially underway. The Lionesses started it with a 6-1 win over Ukraine on Tuesday and will continue their quest to secure a place in Brazil when hosting Iceland on Saturday. As runners-up in 2023, few would not expect Sarina Wiegman's side to achieve as much, but who the manager will choose to represent the European champions in South America is a little less certain.

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Lionesses add new face to squad to face Spain after injury withdrawal

Lionesses boss Sarina Wiegman has been forced to rejig her squad slightly ahead of the World Cup qualifiers against Spain and Iceland next week, after an injury withdrawal. The England manager has taken the opportunity to hand out another maiden call-up while also strengthening her squad with a further body, by adding Chelsea full-back Niamh Charles following her strong return to action after three months out.

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Winners & losers from the Lionesses' first camp of 2026

Some England camps pass by without there being much new to learn; the Lionesses' first camp of 2026 was not one of those. As Sarina Wiegman's side returned to competitive action for the first time since their triumphant European Championship campaign, getting off to a perfect start in qualifying for the 2027 Women's World Cup with impressive wins over both Ukraine and Iceland, a whole host of talking points were created.

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Explained: Why Lionesses have added to squad before Australia clash

England boss Sarina Wiegman has added yet another fresh face to her Lionesses squad ahead of Tuesday's clash with Australia after West Ham defender Anouk Denton accepted her first senior call-up. That's despite no player withdrawing from selection before the European champions' second fixture of this international break, with it instead a measure to protect Lucy Bronze and Niamh Charles in particular.

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Jude Bellingham's strongest position on the pitch is as the central attacking midfielder in the #10 role; however, he has show tremendous adaptibility by playing either as a false 9 or as a central midfielder, while also occasionally functioning as a left midfielder.

Jude Bellingham was born in Stourbridge, in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, in England.

Jude Bellingham dons the No. 5 jersey at his current club Real Madrid. It was a dream come true moment when he was presented with the No. 5 shirt during his Real Madrid presentation as his idol, Zinedine Zidane, also wore the No. 5 shirt during his five-year stint at the club as a player.

Jude Bellingham stands at 1.86m (6ft 1in). Despite his tall frame, he is adept at dribbling past opponents and often uses his physicality to shield the ball.

Jude Bellingham weighs 75 kg (165 lbs). His low weight, combined with his height, allow him to be extremely agile.

Jude Bellingham started his youth career at Birmingham City, the club he supported ever since he was a kid.

Jude Bellingham turned 21 in 2024 and does not have any children yet.

Jude Bellingham hasn't exchanged vows just yet, but he is believed to be dating Dutch fashion model Laura Celia Valk.

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