The England World Cup 2026 squad is beginning to take shape.
With the World Cup just around the corner, England were the first European nation to have qualified for Canada, the United States and Mexico – making them one of the favourites – and there isn't long left to impress manager Thomas Tuchel and earn a place in one of the most stacked squads in the tournament.
The latest squad had the surprise inclusion of James Garner, with the Everton man making his debut against Uruguay, while two Manchester United players were selected for the first time under Tuchel, in Kobbie Mainoo and Harry Maguire.
Time is running out for stars to prove themselves to Tuchel, with a long list of stars who could well miss out on the final 26-man squad this summer – with several big names having missed consecutive camps.
Trent Alexander-Arnold, Conor Gallagher, Curtis Jones and Ivan Toney haven't featured since last summer, Arsenal's Myles Lewis-Skelly last featured in October, and Ollie Watkins has now missed two squads in a row.
There was a recall for Dominic Calvert-Lewin following good form this season, while Dominic Solanke has made his first squad in a year.
Given that only a few stars look guaranteed for the squad, there will certainly be several shocks when Tuchel names his final selection next summer.
Squad
England World Cup 2026 squad: The latest squad
- GK: Jordan Pickford (Everton)
- GK: Aaron Ramsdale (Newcastle United)
- GK: Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace)
- GK: Jason Steele (Brighton & Hove Albion)
- GK: James Trafford (Manchester City)
- DF: John Stones (Manchester City)
- DF: Harry Maguire (Manchester United)
- DF: Marc Guehi (Manchester City)
- DF: Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa)
- DF: Dan Burn (Newcastle United)
- DF: Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan)
- DF: Ben White (Arsenal)
- DF: Tino Livramento (Newcastle United)
- DF: Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur)
- DF: Lewis Hall (Newcastle United)
- DF: Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City)
- MF: Jordan Henderson (Brentford)
- MF: Declan Rice (Arsenal)
- MF: Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid)
- MF: Cole Palmer (Chelsea)
- MF: Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa)
- MF: Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United)
- MF: Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest)
- MF: Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace)
- MF: James Garner (Everton)
- FW: Harry Kane (Bayern Munich)
- FW: Marcus Rashford (Barcelona)
- FW: Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)
- FW: Phil Foden (Manchester City)
- FW: Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United)
- FW: Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United)
- FW: Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United)
- FW: Noni Madueke (Arsenal)
- FW: Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur)
- FW: Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United)
Tickets
Fixtures
- June 6, 2026: England vs New Zealand, South Florida (Venue TBC), United States
- June 10, 2026: England vs Costa Rica, South Florida (Venue TBC), United States
- June 17, 2026: England vs Croatia, AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States
- June 23, 2026: England vs Ghana, Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, United States
- June 27, 2026: Panama vs England, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, United States
- September 26, 2026: England vs Spain, Wembley Stadium, London, England
- September 29, 2026: Czech Republic vs England, Fortuna Arena, Prague, Czech Republic
- October 3, 2026: Croatia vs England, Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia
- October 6, 2026: England vs Czech Republic, Wembley Stadium, London, England
- November 12, 2026: England vs Croatia, Wembley Stadium, London, England
- November 15, 2026: Spain vs England, Venue TBC, Spain
- March 31, 2026: England 0-1 Japan, Wembley Stadium, London, England
- March 27, 2026: England 1-1 Uruguay, Wembley Stadium, London, England
- November 16, 2025: Albania 0-2 England, Arena Kombetare, Tirana, Albania
- November 13, 2025: England 2-0 Serbia, Wembley Stadium, London, England
- October 14, 2025: Latvia 0-5 England, Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia
- October 9, 2025: England 3-0 Wales, Wembley Stadium, London, England
- September 9, 2025: Serbia 0-5 England, Rajko Mitic Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia
- September 6, 2025: England 2-0 Andorra, Villa Park, Birmingham, England
- June 10, 2025: England 1-3 Senegal, City Ground, Nottingham, England
- June 7, 2025: Andorra 0-1 England, RCDE Stadium, Barcelona, Spain
- March 24, 2025: England 3-0 Latvia, City Ground, Nottingham, England
- March 21, 2025: England 2-0 Albania, Wembley Stadium, London, England
England manager: Thomas Tuchel
Former Mainz, Borussia Dortmund, PSG, Chelsea and Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel is trying his hand at international football for the first time with a reputation for burning briefly and brightly at the highest level of the club game.
Tuchel's latest squad continued a general preference for trusted players over in-form options and a mammoth 35-man squad for the games against Uruguay and Japan didn't seem to get him any closer to finding a viable plan for the big games this summer.
Playing without a striker against Japan highlighted the importance of England's captain. An alternative will surely be required at the World Cup.
England's star player
Harry Kane
The England skipper finally got his hands on the first trophy of his career last season, helping Bayern Munich to the Bundesliga title with a superb 26 goals and 10 assists in 31 league appearances.
Kane, who is ranked at no.1 in FourFourTwo's list of the best strikers in the world right now, has a massive part to play for England as he looks to tick off another major career milestone at next year's World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the USA.
With 112 caps and 78 goals to his name already for the Three Lions, and will be hoping to boost both tallies as Tuchel's side aim for their first World Cup triumph since 1966.
