England suited and booted for the World Cup! Stars pose in their £413 M&S outfits for official photo before heading to Russia

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• Gareth Southgate and his young England squad fly out to the World Cup finals in Russia on Tuesday
• Before heading to their Repino base, the entire squad and backroom staff posed in their official suits
• Harry Kane, Dele Alli, Raheem Sterling and Co were decked out in £264 suits from Marks and Spencer

England's 23-man squad and backroom staff have posed for a team photo in their matching Marks and Spencer suits before flying out to the World Cup in Russia

Gareth Southgate's young side, who head to the finals on the back of two recent friendly wins over Nigeria and Costa Rica, enjoyed their final training session on home soil on Monday.

They will head to their base in Repino on Tuesday to prepare for their opening match with Tunisia, after which they face group matches against Panama and Belgium.

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England's squad pose in their World Cup suits. Back-row (L to R): Danny Welbeck, Phil Jones, Jordan Pickford, Dele Alli, Marcus Rashford, Kyle Walker, Fabian Delph and Jamie Vardy. Middle row (L to R): Martyn Margetson (GK coach), Harry Maguire, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Jack Butland, Eric Dier, John Stones, Gary Cahill, Nick Pope and Allan Russell (striker coach). Front row (L to R): Danny Rose, Jesse Lingard, Raheem Sterling, Harry Kane (captain), Gareth Southgate (manager), Steve Holland (assistant manager), Jordan Henderson, Ashley Young, Kieran Trippier and Trent Alexander-Arnold

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In amazing behind-the-scenes pictures, England boss Southgate and his squad are seen trying on their new, matching suits

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Manchester City and England defender Stones is pictured in the waistcoat and tie alongside Alexander-Arnold (left)

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Webeck and Stones pose for pictures before the team gathered for their official pre-World Cup photoshoot on Monday

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Kane, who will captain the Three Lions in Russia, leads his team-mates to the official photoshoot at St George's Park

Before leaving these shores, however, captain Harry Kane and his Three Lions team-mates put on their official World Cup suits, which costs £413 and is provided by Marks and Spencer.

Wearing the navy three-piece suit, blue shirt, silk striped tie and leather brogue shoes, the England team and backroom staff came together for their official photograph.

England head into the upcoming tournament, which begins on Thursday, with a youthful and inexperienced squad and expectations low.

Southgate will lead his team into the first major tournament of his tenure, knowing potential clashes with giants such as France await in the knockout stages should England secure safe passage out of the group stages.

They begin their campaign against Tunisia on Monday June 18.

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Maguire and Pickford, who could be part of England's backline for their tournament opener against Tunisia, show off the suit

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(L-R) Lingard, Welbeck and Rashford are pictured sporting the £413 three-piece suit ahead of the team photograph

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Manchester City and England defender Walker smiles for the cameras while wearing his official team outfit for the World Cup

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