Eleven star players were omitted from England's 26-man squad for the 2026 World Cup, which includes four surprising selections.
On 22 May 2026, Thomas Tuchel announced England's final 26-man squad for the 2026 World Cup, to be hosted jointly by the United States, Mexico, and Canada from 11 June to 19 July.
The core of the "Three Lions" squad is led by Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham, Declan Rice, Jordan Pickford, Bukayo Saka, and Reece James. The most surprising inclusions were Jarell Quansah, Ivan Toney, John Stones, and Jed Spence.
Meanwhile, 11 big-name players omitted from England's 2026 World Cup squad include Trent Alexander-Arnold (Real Madrid), Harry Maguire (Manchester United), Phil Foden (Manchester City), and Cole Palmer (Chelsea).
Also excluded were Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest), Luke Shaw (Manchester United), Levi Colwill (Chelsea), Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan), Adam Worthington (Crystal Palace), Miles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal), and James Garner (Everton).
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), Niko O'Riley (Manchester City), Dan Burn (Newcastle), Jed Spence (Tottenham)
Midfielders
- Declan Rice (Arsenal), Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Jordan Henderson (Brentford), Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), Kobi Menyuk (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 (Barcelona, on loan from Manchester United), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle)
