After days of social media leaks, England manager Thomas Tuchel has finally confirmed his 26-player roster for the 2026 World Cup.
With one of the deepest player pools in soccer available to him, Tuchel faced a daunting prospect of selecting just 26 players to take to North America this summer, well aware that a whole host of big names were inevitably going to miss out.
Regardless of who Tuchel selected, there was destined to be plenty of frustrated England fans, and that is exactly how things played out over the days leading up to the announcement as details of those missing out trickled on to social media.
Nevertheless, Tuchel will now look to focus his group ahead of their trip to the United States, Canada and Mexico. England is among the favorites to advance deep into this summer’s tournament, with a first win since 1966 not entirely out of the question.
Here are the 26 players tasked with bringing the famous trophy back to England.
Goalkeepers
Jordan Pickford (Everton)
Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace)
James Trafford (Manchester City)
Defenders
Reece James (Chelsea)
Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa)
Jarell Quansah (Bayer Leverkusen)
John Stones (Manchester City)
Marc Guéhi (Manchester City)
Dan Burn (Newcastle United)
Nico O’Reilly (Manchester City)
Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur)
Tino Livramento (Newcastle United)
Midfielders
Declan Rice (Arsenal)
Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest)
Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United)
Jordan Henderson (Brentford)
Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa)
Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid)
Eberechi Eze (Arsenal)
Forwards
Harry Kane (Bayern Munich)
Ivan Toney (Al Ahli)
Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa)
Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)
Noni Madueke (Arsenal)
Marcus Rashford (Manchester United/Barcelona)
Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United)
