NATIONS - Smith Rowe earns call up for England's World Cup qualifiers

08.11.2021 21:21 of  D.B. TransferMarketWeb   see readings
NATIONS - Smith Rowe earns call up for England's World Cup qualifiers
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Emile Smith Rowe, an Arsenal forward, was called up for his first senior England call-up on Monday for World Cup qualifiers against Albania and San Marino.

Smith Rowe was supposed to join England's Under-21 team, but he instead joined Gareth Southgate's senior side at St George's Park.

The 21-year-old has been in excellent form for Arsenal this season, appearing in all of their Premier League games and scoring in his third consecutive top-flight outing in Sunday's 1-0 victory over Watford at home.

England will play Albania at Wembley on Friday before traveling to San Marino three days later.

With two games remaining, Southgate's team is in pole position to qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, three points ahead of their nearest Group I rivals Poland.