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2026 World Cup - England - National-Team - Squad

England  Group L  Squad

Thomas Tuchel has named the 26 players who will have the honour of representing England at the FIFA World Cup 2026 in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

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The 26-man 2026 World Cup squad

Goalkeepers

Dean Henderson 
(Crystal Palace)

Jordan Pickford 
(Everton)

James Trafford 
(Manchester City)


Defenders

Dan Burn 

(Newcastle United)

Marc Guéhi 
(Manchester City)

Reece James 
(Chelsea)

Ezri Konsa 
(Aston Villa)

Tino Livramento 
(Newcastle United)

Nico O'Reilly 
(Manchester City)

Jarell Quansah 
(Bayer Leverkusen)

Djed Spence 
(Tottenham Hotspur)

John Stones 
(Manchester City)


Midfielders

Elliot Anderson 
(Nottingham Forest)

Jude Bellingham 
(Real Madrid)

Eberechi Eze 

(Arsenal)

Jordan Henderson 
(Brentford)

Kobbie Mainoo 
(Manchester United)

Declan Rice 
(Arsenal)

Morgan Rogers 
(Aston Villa)


Forwards

Anthony Gordon 
(Barcelona)

Harry Kane 
(Bayern Munich)

Noni Madueke 
(Arsenal)

Marcus Rashford 
(Barcelona, loan from Manchester United)

Bukayo Saka 

(Arsenal)

Ivan Toney 
(Al-Ahli)

Ollie Watkins 
(Aston Villa)


England's World Cup squad numbers

No. 1  Jordan Pickford

No. 2   Ezri Konsa

No. 3   Nico O'Reilly

No. 4  Declan Rice

No. 5  John Stones

No.  6  Marc Guehi

No.  7  Bukayo Saka

No.  8  Elliot Anderson

No.  9  Harry Kane

No. 10 Jude Bellingham

No. 11 Marcus Rashford

No. 12 Tino Livramento

No. 13 Dean Henderson

No. 14 Jordan Henderson

No. 15 Dan Burn

No. 16 Kobbie Mainoo

No. 17 Morgan Rogers

No. 18 Anthony Gordon

No. 19 Ollie Watkins

No. 20 Noni Madueke

No. 21 Eberechi Eze

No. 22 Ivan Toney

No. 23 James Trafford

No. 24 Reece James

No. 25 Djed Spence

No. 27 Jarell Quansah

 

 

9 Jun 2026
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