Ruthless Tuchel leaves big names out of England’s World Cup squad

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Ruthless Thomas Tuchel has left a number of high-profile names out of his England squad for the World Cup, while striker Ivan Toney has earned a shock recall.

Cole Palmer, Phil Foden, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Harry Maguire are the eye-catching names to have missed out on selection after Tuchel confirmed his 26-man squad for this summer’s tournament in North America.

In-form Nottingham Forest forward Morgan Gibbs-White, Crystal Palace midfielder Adam Wharton, Newcastle defender Lewis Hall, Man Utd’s Luke Shaw and West Ham captain Jarrod Bowen are other notable absentees from the squad.

The surprise name included is Ivan Toney, who has played just seven minutes of international football since Euro 2024.

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Sky Sports’ Rob Dorsett explains why Tuchel has selected Ivan Toney after only playing for the England boss for five minutes.

The former Brentford striker told Sky Sports in February that he still harboured hopes of being included in the World Cup squad and his 32 goals in 32 Saudi Pro League games for Al-Ahli this season have seen him earn a shock recall.

Other notable inclusions include Spurs defender Djed Spence, Man Utd midfielder Kobbie Mainoo, Arsenal duo Eberechi Eze and Noni Madueke, Bayer Leverkusen defender Jarell Quansah, in-form Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins and the experienced duo of John Stones and Jordan Henderson.

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Goalkeepers: Jordan Pickford, Dean Henderson, James Trafford.

Defenders: Reece James, Ezri Konsa, Jarell Quansah, John Stones, Marc Guehi, Dan Burn, Nico O’Reilly, Djed Spence, Tino Livramento.

Midfielders: Declan Rice, Elliot Anderson, Kobbie Mainoo, Jordan Henderson, Morgan Rogers, Jude Bellingham, Eberechi Eze.

Forwards: Harry Kane, Ivan Toney, Ollie Watkins, Bukayo Saka, Marcus Rashford, Anthony Gordon, Noni Madueke.

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‘England’s leakiest World Cup squad announcement ever’

Analysis from Sky Sports News’ Rob Dorsett:

England’s leakiest World Cup squad announcement ever.

The news started breaking about 6pm last night when we heard from Maguire, who wasn’t included. Then we got the news that Toney was in from out of nowhere.

They are two of the big headlines, with the omissions of Palmer, Foden and Alexander-Arnold being the other big stories.

England leaving out those high-profile names will send shock waves around world football.

It shows England have a wealth of talent in specific positions.

When it comes to Palmer and Foden, I expected maybe one of them would make it and not both, because Tuchel has talked about his extensive No 10 options for a long time. He has a wealth of talent in that position. We knew Jude Bellingham and Morgan Rogers were going to go, but how many more No 10s did he need and how many could he fit in?

There is no doubt Tuchel has some really interesting questions to answer.

It’s been the most bizarre England squad announcement I’ve known in four tournaments. Tuchel has certainly put his stamp on things and he doesn’t mind making the big decisions and leaving the big names out.

Why has Toney been called up?

Analysis from Sky Sports’ Peter Smith:

“Toney’s call-up is a shock. He’s played just seven minutes of football for England under Thomas Tuchel – and has not been selected since his one brief cameo against Senegal in June 2025.

“But it’s also a pick which makes sense in many ways. Whatever caveats you want to put on the quality of the Saudi Pro League, Toney has scored 32 goals in 32 appearances for Al Ahli, where he’s won two league titles.

“So he has form, he’s played in a hot, draining climate which will have parallels with North America this summer. And remember the role he’ll likely be playing: an impact target man if England need to go long late in a game.

“He did that to great effect against Slovakia in the Euros where he was sent on deep into stoppage time with England losing and ended up setting up Harry Kane’s winner in extra-time.”

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Toney’s hat-trick in Al-Ahli’s 3-1 win over Al-Fateh sees the striker hit 40 goals for the Saudi Pro League side across all competitions.

What’s next for England?

England will depart for the United States on Monday, June 1, 16 days prior to their opening group encounter against Croatia (Wednesday, June 17).

They will be based in Swope Soccer Village in Kansas City, Missouri during the tournament.

England have World Cup warm-up matches with New Zealand on June 6 (9pm UK time) and Costa Rica on June 10 (9pm UK time) before their tournament opener against Croatia.

England’s World Cup Group L games

England's route to the final
  • England vs Croatia – June 17, Dallas, 9pm (UK time)
  • England vs Ghana – June 23, Boston, 9pm (UK time)
  • Panama vs England – June 27, New York-New Jersey, 10pm (UK time)

World Cup key dates

  • Group stage: June 11-27
  • Round of 32: June 28 to July 3
  • Round of 16: July 4-7
  • Quarter-finals: July 9-11
  • Semi-finals: July 14-15
  • Third-place play-off (‘Bronze final’): July 18
  • Final: July 19

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