Harvey Barnes is being called up by England manager Thomas Tuchel as the Newcastle United winger gets his chance in his expanded pre-World Cup squad. Barnes, 28, snubbed a call-up from Scotland after Steve Clarke tried to move for him. Barnes, who has 14 goals this season, played 76 minutes of Sunday's 2-1 derby defeat by Sunderland. Tuchel is using the upcoming games against Colombia and Japan to test a number of fringe players who he says can 'win plane tickets' to the World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico this summer. 'This time I can say for sure, Harvey's going to concentrate on trying to play for England, he's not going to come to Scotland.'

Source: Daily Mail March 22, 2026 19:36 UTC