Thomas Tuchel and England will look to have a memorable beginning together as the Three Lions gear up for their first World Cup without Gareth Southgate in a decade.
Tuchel, who won the UEFA Champions League with Chelsea, took over the England men’s national team in 2024 and has shortlisted a list of over 50 players as the preliminary list for the tournament, according to reports from the United Kingdom, primarily Mirror.
England is drawn in Group L at the FIFA World Cup 2026, with Croatia, Ghana and Panama, and opens its campaign against the Croats on June 18.
ENGLAND’S REPORTED PRELIMINARY SQUAD FOR FIFA WORLD CUP 2026
Goalkeepers: Dean Henderson, James Trafford, Jason Steele, Jordan Pickford, Nick Pope, Aaron Ramsdale
Defenders: Dan Burn, Djed Spence, Ezri Konsa, Fikayo Tomori, Harry Maguire, Jarell Quansah, John Stones, Kyle Walker, Levi Colwill, Lewis Hall, Marc Guéhi, Reece James, Tino Livramento, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Trevoh Chalobah
Midfielders: Adam Wharton, Alex Scott, Conor Gallagher, Curtis Jones, Declan Rice, Elliot Anderson, Harvey Barnes, James Garner, Jordan Henderson, Jude Bellingham, Kobbie Mainoo, Morgan Gibbs-White, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Nico O’Reilly, Phil Foden, Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Forwards: Anthony Gordon, Bukayo Saka, Cole Palmer, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Dominic Solanke, Eberechi Eze, Harry Kane, Ivan Toney, Jarrod Bowen, Marcus Rashford, Morgan Rogers, Noni Madueke, Ollie Watkins
Published on May 13, 2026