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SPORTSMAIL'S 55-MAN PROVISIONAL SQUAD PREDICTION

After months of anticipation, in exactly four weeks time England will be playing their opening game at the Qatar World Cup against Iran.

Debates over which players should - and should not - be included in Gareth Southgate's squad have been inescapable in recent weeks but those discussions will soon be coming to an end.

This week, the England boss handed FIFA a 55-man long list of players who could feature in Qatar, but it will not be published and the individuals concerned have not been told and neither have their clubs.