England players have arrived at St George's Park ahead of travelling to Qatar.

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The England players have arrived at St George's Park ahead of travelling to Qatar for their World Cup opener against Iran in a week's time.

The Three Lions stars look to be in good spirits as they greeted each other at England's training ground, excited to be representing their country at this month's tournament.

James Maddison showed no discomfort from the injury sustained in Leicester's win over West Ham on Saturday and looked delighted to be back at the Burton base.

Callum Wilson was also all-smiles thanks to his current seeing him picked for England's World Cup squad ahead of Ivan Toney and Tammy Abraham.

The players come through the fog and the mist that surrounded the complex, as captain Harry Kane gave a big welcoming handshake to Jude Bellingham, while former Man City team-mates Jack Grealish and Raheem Sterling could be seen embracing with a hug.

Grealish's current City pals, Kyle Walker and Kalvin Phillips were also pleased to be part of the greetings, despite both lacking game time through injury this season. Both, however, are expected to be ready for selection in Qatar.

The squad will travel to Doha tomorrow, before begining the first training session on Wednesday and then media duties on Sunday.

England will then begin their World Cup campaign against Iran on Monday, with a kick-off time of 1pm, prompting many fans to arrange how best they can see Gareth Southgate's men open their tournament.

They will then to go on to face USA and Wales in Group B, the only World Cup group to contain three sides who are in the FIFA Rankings top 20.

The players will be back in Premier League action on Boxing Day, just eight days after the World Cup Final take place.

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