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Southampton players named in World Cup squad

England's world cup squad will be announced today and hopes are high that Southampton's Rickie Lambert, Luke Shaw and Adam Lallana will make the squad.

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Lambert could be Hodgson's fourth striker

Rickie Lambert in action against Everton last month Credit: PA Images

Southampton's Rickie Lambert is tipped to make it into Roy Hodgson's World Cup Squad which will be announced this afternoon. Daniel Sturridge, Wayne Rooney and Danny Welbeck look set to be Hodgson's three main strikers, with Lambert in contention with Andy Carroll for a fourth place.

Jermain Defoe is sweating on his inclusion after swapping Tottenham for Toronto in March.

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