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Leicester City duo Jordan Ayew and Abdul Fatawu have been named in Ghana's squad for the World Cup, which starts next week.

Ayew, 34, will leave Leicester at the end of his contract this summer but will captain the Black Stars, who are in Group L along with England, Croatia and Panama.

The forward has made 119 appearances for Ghana, scoring 34 goals and played at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

Fatawu, 22, is expected to feature as a winger at the tournament which is being co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico.

He has scored three senior international goals for Ghana in 27 appearances.

They start their campaign against Panama on Thursday, 18 June.

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Leicester City defender Harry Souttar has been named in the Australia squad for the World Cup in the USA, Canada and Mexico which starts next week.

He managed only two games for Leicester last season because of a ruptured Achilles tendon which he sustained while on loan at Sheffield United in 2024.

The 27-year-old has already made 37 appearances for the Socceroos, scoring 11 goals, and featured for them at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar where he started all four games as they were beaten in the last 16 by eventual tournament winners Argentina.

Souttar was born in Aberdeen but despite featuring for Scotland's under-17 team, he switched his allegiance to Australia in 2019.

Australia are in Group D for the tournament alongside Paraguay, Turkey and co-hosts, the USA. They start their campaign against Turkey on Sunday, 14 June.