A big debut and a big return! Thomas Tuchel announces England squad for 2026 World Cup qualifiers

Thomas Tuchel’s side remains unbeaten and has yet to concede a single goal in this 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign.

Details: Today, the official website of the Football Association of England published the final 25-man squad called up for the November matches against Serbia and Albania.

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The surprises include the debut call-up of 22-year-old Bournemouth central midfielder Alex Scott and the return of Jude Bellingham.

The full squad is as follows:

GOALKEEPERS:

• Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace).
• Jordan Pickford (Everton).
• Nick Pope (Newcastle United).

DEFENDERS:

• Dan Burn (Newcastle United).
• Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace).
• Reece James (Chelsea).
• Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa).
• Nico O’Reilly (Manchester City).
• Jarell Quansah (Bayer Leverkusen).
• Jed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur).
• John Stones (Manchester City).

MIDFIELDERS:

• Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest).
• Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid).
• Jordan Henderson (Brentford)..
• Declan Rice (Arsenal).
• Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
• Alex Scott (Bournemouth).
• Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace).

FORWARDS:

• Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United).
• Eberechi Eze (Arsenal).
• Phil Foden (Manchester City).
• Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United).
• Harry Kane (Bayern Munich).
• Marcus Rashford (Barcelona).
• Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).

England has already secured their ticket to the World Cup. Tuchel’s men have collected 18 points from six matches, scoring 18 goals and not conceding a single one.

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