It’s the first of two auditions ahead of Thomas Tuchel naming his World Cup squad.
England face Uruguay as Thomas Tuchel evaluates his options in the first of two games before he names his World Cup squad in May.
Tuchel named a 35-man squad for the friendlies with Uruguay and Japan, but with 11 regulars not reporting until after the game with Uruguay. Several players will also leave the camp before the meeting with Japan.
Goalkeeper Dean Henderson, centre-backs Dan Burn, Marc Guehi and Ezri Konsa and Manchester City’s EFL Cup-winning hero Nico O’Reilly have all been rested, as have midfielders Elliott Anderson and Declan Rice. Further forward, Morgan Rogers, Anthony Gordon, Bukayo Saka and talisman Harry Kane will also not report until after Friday’s contest.
As such, it is a very different looking England side that takes on Marcelo Bielsa’s men, and 101GreatGoals has the full team news from Wembley.
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England team news
There are some surprises in the England XI, which is captained by Jordan Henderson.
James Trafford starts in goal in place of Jordan Pickford, whose Everton team-mate James Garner wins his first cap in midfield.
Djed Spence and Tino Livramento get the nod at the full-back spots, with both able to play right and left-back. Livramento’s Newcastle team-mate Lewis Hall is on the bench, suggesting he will likely start against Japan.
Harry Maguire and Fiyako Tomori are the centre-backs, with John Stones reported to be dealing with a calf issue.
Perhaps the most eyebrow-raising call is the move to start to Dominic Solanke up front ahead of Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who has enjoyed a fine season for Leeds United while Solanke has largely struggled for relegation-threatened Tottenham.
England: Trafford; Spence, Maguire, Tomori, Livramento; Henderson, Garner; Madueke, Foden, Rashford; Solanke.
England substitutes: Pickford, Hall, Wharton, Stones, Palmer, White, Ramsdale, Mainoo, Calvert-Lewin, Barnes, Bowen, Steele.
Uruguay team news
Uruguay: Muslera; Varela, R. Araujo, Olivera, Piquerez; Ugarte, Valverde, De Arrascaeta, Canobbio, M. Araujo, Aguirre.
Uruguay substitutes: Rochet, Sanabria, Mele, De La Cruz, J. Rodriguez, Torres, Gimenez, B. Rodriguez, Caceres, Pellistri, Vina, Vinas, Martinez, Nunez, Fonseca.
Where to watch England v Uruguay: TV and online streams
England v Uruguay kicks off at 7:45pm UK time on Friday. It will be broadcast on ITV 1 and can be streamed via ITV X. Sky subscribers can also stream the game via Sky Go.
Stats for England v Uruguay
- This is the first meeting between England and Uruguay since the 2014 World Cup, when the Three Lions were beaten 2-1 and knocked out of the tournament under manager Roy Hodgson. England have just a 27% win ratio against them (P11 W3), only having lower against Brazil (15%, P27 W4) and Romania (25%, P12 W3) among nations they’ve faced 10+ times.
- Two of the four previous games between England and Uruguay at Wembley have ended 0-0, with those goalless games at the 1966 World Cup and in a 1995 friendly. They are one of only three nations England have drawn more than one game 0-0 against at Wembley, along with Wales (3) and Sweden (2).
- England have won two of their last 11 matches against South American nations (D5 L4), beating Brazil in February 2013 and Peru in May 2014. They’re winless in five since that Peru win (D3 L2).
- England have kept a clean sheet in 11 of their last 12 matches, including the last six in a row since a 3-1 defeat to Senegal in June 2025. Another clean sheet in this game will equal the Three Lions’ record for consecutive clean sheets in June/July 2021, a run of seven.
- Uruguay lost their last match, suffering a 5-1 defeat to the USA. They haven’t lost consecutive games since losing four in a row in October/November 2021 in their final four games under Oscar Tabárez.
- Bielsa will manage his third game against England – he drew 0-0 at Wembley in February 2000 and lost 1-0 at the 2002 World Cup as Argentina boss. This game will be 26 years and 32 days since his last game at Wembley, a record for a manager in games versus England – Bernd Stange has the current record (25 years and 32 days, Sept 1984 with East Germany – Oct 2009 with Belarus).
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