McGuire and Trent Left Out as England Announces 26-Man Squad for 2026 World Cup
England manager Thomas Tuchel named a 26-player squad for the 2026 World Cup, with Harry Maguire and Trent Alexander-Arnold among notable omissions from the Declan Rice-captained team heading to the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
England has announced its 26-player squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup final tournament, captained by Declan Rice, Jude Bellingham, and Harry Kane, though Harry Maguire, Trent Alexander-Arnold, and Cole Palmer missed the cut.
England will compete in the 2026 World Cup final tournament hosted jointly by the United States, Canada, and Mexico from June 11 to July 19, placed in Group L with Croatia, Ghana, and Panama.
On May 22, England manager Thomas Tuchel announced the 26-man squad for the Three Lions' World Cup campaign. As expected, prominent players including Declan Rice, Jude Bellingham, Bukayo Saka, Marcus Rashford, and Harry Kane made the roster.
However, Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Morgan Gibbs-White, Phil Foden, and Cole Palmer were omitted.
England's 26-Man World Cup Squad: Goalkeepers: Jordan Pickford (Everton), Jordan Henderson (Crystal Palace), James Trafford (Manchester City) Defenders: Reece James (Chelsea), Jade Spence (Tottenham Hotspur), John Stones (Manchester City), Mark Guéhi (Manchester City), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), Dan Burn (Newcastle United), Jarrell Quansah (Bayer Leverkusen), Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City), Tino Livramento (Newcastle United) Midfielders: Elliott Anderson (Nottingham Forest), Jordan Henderson (Brentford), Declan Rice (Arsenal), Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) Forwards: Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), Ivan Toney (Al-Ahli), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Noni Madueke (Arsenal), Eberechi Eze (Arsenal), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United), Marcus Rashford (Barcelona, on loan from Manchester United)