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James Garner Earns First England Call-Up After Standout Everton Run

Tuchel’s expanded squad gives the versatile Everton starter a late audition before World Cup selections.

Overview

  • Thomas Tuchel named the 25-year-old for the Uruguay and Japan friendlies, the final fixtures before he confirms his World Cup roster.
  • Tuchel informed Garner via FaceTime and later praised him as an underrated, multi-position option after watching him live.
  • Garner celebrated the news with a pinpoint assist in Everton’s 3-0 defeat of Chelsea at Hill Dickinson Stadium the following evening.
  • He has started all 30 Premier League matches this season, impressing in midfield and at full-back, with David Moyes saying he fully warrants selection and could project as a No.8 or No.6.
  • Everton tied him to a four-and-a-half-year contract in January, and Fotmob-cited data shows 62.7% duel wins and 65.7% aerial success, with teammate Jordan Pickford also called up.