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United Pair Named In England Under-19 Squad
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Two Newcastle United players have been named in the England squad for two friendly matches ahead of the FIFA Under-19 World Cup
By Dan King - Newcastle United Digital Editor
Freddie Woodman and Adam Armstrong have been named in the England squad for two friendlies ahead of the FIFA Under-19s World Cup in Mexico this summer.
The Newcastle United pair - both products of the Little Benton Academy - are both in Aidy Boothroyd's 24-man group for next month's double-header against Mexico.
The Young Lions will be in action on June 4th and June 6th at the Centro de Alto Rendimiento national training centre, just outside Mexico City, as Boothroyd aims to prepare his players for July's finals in Germany.
Goalkeeper Woodman is currently Karl Darlow's understudy and enjoyed a successful loan spell with Crawley earlier this season.
Armstrong, meanwhile, has spent the campaign on loan with Coventry City and scored 20 goals for the Sky Blues in League One.
Both players were part of the Young Lions' squad which won the UEFA European Under-17 Championships in Malta two years ago.
The group will meet up at the end of May before making their way to Central America.
The full England under-19 squad is: Freddie Woodman (Newcastle United), Sam Howes (West Ham United), Luke Southwood (Reading), Cameron Borthwick-Jackson (Manchester United), Jake Clarke-Salter (Chelsea), Callum Connolly (Everton), Dael Fry (Middlesbrough), Jonjoe Kenny (Everton), Tafari Moore (Arsenal), Taylor Moore (RC Lens), Fikayo Tomori (Chelsea), Kyle Walker-Peters (Tottenham Hotspur), Lewis Cook (Leeds United), Ryan Ledson (Everton), Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Arsenal), Joshua Onomah (Tottenham Hotspur), Reece Oxford (West Ham United), Jordan Rossiter (Liverpool), Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), Adam Armstrong (Newcastle United), Isaiah Brown (Chelsea), Ademola Lookman (Charlton Athletic), Sheyi Ojo (Liverpool), Dominic Solanke (Chelsea).