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Everton 0-2 Leicester: James Maddison 'built for World Cup' - but are Dominic Calvert-Lewin's hopes over?

With just days to go until Gareth Southgate announces his final England squad for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, James Maddison could hardly have picked a better time to remind the Three Lions boss of his outstanding capabilities.

The 25-year-old continued his fine recent form with an influential display in Leicester's 2-0 win at Everton on Saturday, setting up both goals and going close to getting his name on the scoresheet himself.

"This boy is built for a World Cup," Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers said afterwards. "This boy can go into a 150,000 [capacity] stadium, it doesn't matter.