Jude Bellingham, Lewis Dunk ruled out of Euro 2024 qualifiers through injury<br /><br />England duo Jude Bellingham and Lewis Dunk will both be forced to miss this month's upcoming Euro 2024 qualifiers with North Macedonia and Malta due to injury.<br /><br />Gareth Southgate's side, who sit top of Group C with six points from two games against Italy and Ukraine, will take on Malta in Ta' Qali on June 16 as they seek to continue their perfect start.<br /><br />Three days later, North Macedonia will pay a visit to Old Trafford on matchday four, and Southgate named his 26-man squad for England's pair of matches on May 24.<br /><br />Lewis Dunk WITHDRAWS from England squad through injury ahead of Euro qualifiers against Malta and North Macedonia... with Jude Bellingham also set to miss out amid knee problem<br /><br /> Jude Bellingham will join up with Gareth Southagate’s party at his own request but will not play as he recovers from an ongoing knee injury.<br /><br />Dunk, who had been nursing a foot problem, earned a deserved recall to the international scene following his excellent season at Brighton but he has pulled out due to a back and rib complaint.<br /><br /> Dunk said: ‘I was proud to be recalled to the England squad. My first England cap remains one of the proudest moments of my career. I never gave up hope, and I hope that opportunity will come again.<br />‘I’m sorry it won’t be this summer but at the end of the season, a few of us had to step up to achieve our aim of European football.
