Kane, Bellingham... I met the right manager' England's squad is 'super luxurious' even if players are injured, so "Eze and Quansa are out injured."

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A series of injuries have hit the English national soccer team facing Japan. Harvey Barnes (Newcastle) is expected to be replaced while Eberechi Eze (Arnall) and Jarrell Quansa (Leverkusen) have been dropped due to injuries.

The BBC reported on the 23rd (Korea time) that "an additional midfielder Barnes will be called up to the England national team in place of the injured striker Eze."

On the 20th, the English Football Association (FA) announced the list of 35 national teams to play in two consecutive A matches (Uruguay and Japan) in March.

However, Eze, who was listed on the list, missed the final of the "2025-2026 English Football League (EFL) Carabao Cup" against Manchester City at Wembley Stadium in London on the same day due to a lower body injury.

Immediately after the game, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta firmly drew the line when asked by reporters whether Eze would play in the national team. In other words, his departure from the national team has become a fact.

Barnes, who is mentioned as a substitute for Eze, was called by the England national team in October 2020. If you join this time, you will be wearing the Three Lions Corps mark again for the first time in five and a half years.

Not only did Eze leave, but there was also a gap in the defense. Defender Quansa will also miss the national team's schedule due to a thigh injury, Leverkusen officially announced.

Meanwhile, if you look at the 35-member convocation list announced by the FA, it deserves to be called an ultra-luxury corps. Leading the "captain" Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Bukayo Saka (Arnall), Phil Foden (Manchester City) and Marcus Rashford (Barcelona) are among the world's best strikers. The midfield was also filled with big names such as Real Madrid ace Jude Bellingham and Declan Rice (Arnall).

This showdown is expected to be a valuable mock test for Japan as well. Attention is focusing on how the Japanese defense will control England's unique powerful soccer and creative second-line attack led by Bellingham and Foden.

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