2026 World Cup and Qualifiers

wharton apparently missing to

I understand the Cole Palmer omission because he has had a shit season within Chelsea’s shit season. And I am obviously biased as a Chelsea supporter.

But I think it’s unfortunate not to have him (…or at least someone like him). At his best he can produce that unexpected moment of magic that unlocks a stubborn defense. At the last Euros the whole tempo of the game changed whenever he came off the bench.

Not sure where that creativity will come from in the current side.

The surprise is the inclusion of Ivan Toney.

starting to think tuchel playing around with the Press see who is leaking the team night before

Some shocking omissions.

I can understand the ones if the players aren't playing well but Harry Maguire has been a main stay in Utd's charge up the table. Yes he's basic but if that ball is kicked high into the box then you know that Maguire's head will be on the end of it.

And Spence shouldn't even be considered over Trent.

England 2026 World Cup squad confirmed:

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

Defenders: Reece James (Chelsea), Tino Livramento (Newcastle), Marc Guehi (Manchester City), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), John Stones (Manchester City), Jarell Quansah (Bayer Leverkusen), Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City), Dan Burn (Newcastle), 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), 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), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle).

Deary deary me

^ Agreed.

He's picked Stones and Burns instead of Maguire and Henderson instead of Wharton.
He's picked Spence instead of Trent.

But where is Lewis Hall. In my eyes he's not even a reserve, he's a starter.

What happens if Anderson gets injured, you can't expect Henderson to play 90 minutes.

I'm a big fan of Tuchel, probably leaving a better set of replacements behind than he's taking.

For Harry Maguire, he needs to add a C to his name, and as Macguire he'll get chosen by the Scotland team.