World Cup news as Royal visits England squad as team head to airport

Southgate has announced his England squad numbers (Image: Getty)With the World Cup opener between Qatar and Ecuador just five days away, all eyes are on the tournament. England will take on Iran on Monday afternoon, with the squad flying out to Qatar today after meeting up at St George’s Park on Monday.After a poor Nations League campaign, all eyes are on Gareth Southgate to turn things around for the Three Lions. The former Middlesbrough boss has led England to a Euros final and World Cup semi-final in his last two major tournaments, though some supporters feel that the squad is good enough to return with a trophy and anything short of that is an underwhelming tournament.Southgate will be hoping that his side can navigate their way through Group A unscathed, offering an insight into his potential team selection by revealing his nation’s squad numbers on Monday.FOLLOW LIVE UPDATES BELOW