Kobbie Mainoo and Harry Maguire have been recalled to the England squad for this month’s friendlies ahead of the World Cup.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Lewis Hall are also among the notable inclusions in Thomas Tuchel’s 35-player latest squad.

England will play two friendlies at Wembley Stadium this month — against Uruguay on March 27, and against Japan on March 31. These are the final international games before Tuchel must name his World Cup squad.

There is less than 100 days to go before this summer’s World Cup in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

Tuchel said: “We decided to divide it into basically two camps almost, so we bring players in that we haven’t seen who haven’t played so much to open up the picture, and the competition for plane tickets to the U.S.

“Then from Friday and Saturday, a group of players will come into camp — 10 or 11 players who get a rest before and we will then go with a new group and mix of players into the match against Japan.”

England squad for friendlies against Uruguay and Japan

Goalkeepers: Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), Jordan Pickford (Everton), James Trafford (Manchester City), Aaron Ramsdale (Newcastle United), Jason Steele (Brighton & Hove Albion)

Defenders: Dan Burn (Newcastle United), Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace), Lewis Hall (Newcastle United), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), Tino Livramento (Newcastle United), Harry Maguire (Manchester United), Nico O’Reilly (Manchester City), Jarell Quansah (Bayer Leverkusen), Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur), John Stones (Manchester City), Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan)

Midfielders: Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), James Garner (Everton), Jordan Henderson (Brentford), Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United), Declan Rice (Arsenal), Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace)

Forwards: Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United), Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United), Eberechi Eze (Arsenal), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Noni Madueke (Arsenal), Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Marcus Rashford (Barcelona, loan from Manchester United), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur)

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