England head coach Thomas Tuchel has named the squad for the 2026 World Cup scheduled to hold in the USA, Canada and Mexico this summer. Tuchel announced the full England World Cup squad earlier today.
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As expected, Harry Kane, who also holds the record as England’s all-time top goalscorer (78), will captain the team. Other key players to the squad are Jude Bellingham, Bukayo Saka, Marcus Rashford, Declan Rice, Eberechi Eze and goalkeeper Jordan Pickford.
Notable names that were left out of the squad include Harry Maguire (Manchester United), Alexander Trent Arnold (Real Madrid), Cole Palmer (Chelsea) and Phil Foden (Manchester City).
This will be England’s 17th World Cup. However, the Three Lions, who are undoubtedly one of the powerhouses in world football, have suffered a series of disappointments on the grandest stage. England has only managed to win one World Cup title in 1966 where the Three Lions beat Germany 4-2 after extra time to lift the trophy in London.
Since then, the closest England has been in winning the title was in 2018 when the team where eliminated by Croatia in the semi-finals. n 2022, they were eliminated by France in the quarter-finals after Kane failed to score an equaliser via a penalty.
Under Tuchel, the Three Lions will hope to finally bring the World Cup home, with their strong squad.
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England World Cup squad full list
Goalkeepers: Jordan Pickford (Everton), Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), James Trafford (Manchester City)
Defenders: Reece James (Chelsea), Tino Livramento (Newcastle United), Marc Guéhi (Manchester City), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), John Stones (Manchester City), Jarell Quansah (Bayer Leverkusen), Nico O’Reilly (Manchester City), Dan Burn (Newcastle United), Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur)
Midfielders: Declan Rice (Arsenal), Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Jordan Henderson (Brentford), Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United)
Forwards: Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Ivan Toney (Al-Ahli), Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Noni Madueke (Arsenal), Marcus Rashford (Barcelona), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United), Eberechi Eze (Arsenal)
