England has confirmed that Newcastle winger Harvey Barnes and Arsenal defender Ben White have been added to its squad for its pre-World Cup friendly matches against Uruguay and Japan later this week.

Barnes and White come into the squad in place of Arsenal attacker Eberechi Eze and Bayer Leverkusen defender Jarell Quansah, both of whom miss out with injury.

Barnes has a single England cap, earned in October 2020, while White has four caps to his name. White famously informed former England manager Gareth Southgate that he did not wish to be called up for national duty, and left the FIFA World Cup 2022 early for personal reasons.

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England manager Thomas Tuchel has named an expanded 35-member squad to give himself an opprtunity to assess as many options as possible for the Three Lions in its final set of matches before the World Cup.

England faces Uruguay on Friday, March 27, followed by Japan on Tuesday, March 31.

Published on Mar 23, 2026