England 2026 World Cup squad: Jude Bellingham & Noni Madueke in as Phil Foden & Cole Palmer miss out on places in Thomas Tuchel's 26-man party

Three Lions hoping to roar in North America

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Some tough calls needed to be made in just about every area of the field, with there few guaranteed starters to be found in the Three Lions’ ranks. Those that have been given the nod are now expected to roar on North American soil while delivering on the hopes and expectations of a success-starved fan base.

England 2026 World Cup squad in full

Goalkeepers:

Jordan Pickford (Everton), Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), James Trafford (Manchester City)

Defenders:

Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), Dan Burn (Newcastle), John Stones (Manchester City), Marc Guehi (Manchester City), Jarell Quansah (Bayer Leverkusen), Tino Livramento (Newcastle), Reece James (Chelsea), Nico O’Reilly (Manchester City), Djed Spence (Tottenham)

Midfielders:

Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United), Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest), Declan Rice (Arsenal), Jordan Henderson (Brentford), Eberechi Eze (Arsenal), Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa)

Forwards:

Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Ivan Tony (Al-Ahli), Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Noni Madueke (Arsenal), Marcus Rashford (Barcelona/Manchester United), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle)

Who has been included in England’s 2026 World Cup squad?

Debate regarding who should fill creative playmaking berths dominated pre-squad selection discussion, with England boasting an embarrassment of riches in that department. Real Madrid ‘Galactico’

Harry Kane, as

Jordan Henderson is another experienced head that gets the nod, while

There are no shocks in the goalkeeping pack, but John Stones - as he prepares to hit free agency at Manchester City - is selected on the back of an injury-hit club season. Chelsea captain

Who has missed out on a place in England’s 2026 World Cup squad?

Foden’s struggles for form at Manchester City this season have ultimately cost him dear, while Chelsea talisman Palmer - who was England’s Men’s Player of the Year in 2024 - also

Morgan Gibbs-White, with

Adam Wharton of Crystal Palace has slipped off the bottom of England’s deep-lying midfielder depth chart, along with Everton’s James Garner, while Jarrod Bowen’s efforts for a struggling West Ham team have not been enough to take him to another major tournament.

Veteran forwards Danny Welbeck and Dominic Calvert-Lewin, of Brighton and Leeds respectively, have been snubbed despite netting 27 Premier League goals between them in 2025-26, and Newcastle winger Harvey Barnes may be

In defence, United centre-half Maguire - who has been a mainstay for England at recent events - has

England 2026 World Cup fixtures: Who the Three Lions will face, when & where

England have two pre-tournament friendlies lined up that will help them to acclimatise to conditions in the United States and give Tuchel an opportunity to indulge in any late experiments.

New Zealand will be faced on June 6, before tackling Costa Rica on June 10. Game time will likely be given to as many players as possible as match fitness and sharpness is established ahead of the real business getting underway.

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