Thomas Tuchel has named his first England squad

England head coach Thomas Tuchel has named his squad for March’s FIFA 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Albania and Latvia.

The Three Lions kick-off their new campaign with a Wembley double-header as they target a place at next year’s World Cup Finals in USA, Canada and Mexico.

And Tuchel has made his first England selection with 26 players set to report to St. George’s Park early next week to begin their preparations under the new regime.

Among the group, there is a first England call-up for Newcastle United defender Dan Burn while Arsenal’s Myles Lewis-Skelly is in the senior squad for the first time having previously represented the Young Lions at MU19, MU18 and MU17 level in recent years.

There are also recalls to the squad for Jordan Henderson, Marcus Rashford and Reece James.

Tuchel’s first game against Albania takes place in front of a sold-out Wembley on Friday 21 March (7.45pm GMT), before England return to the national stadium on Monday 24 March (7.45pm GMT) to play Latvia, and tickets for that game are still on sale.

You can read Tuchel's thoughts on the selection process for his first squad as head coach here or watch the video above.

The squad

Goalkeepers: Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), Jordan Pickford (Everton), Aaron Ramsdale (Southampton), James Trafford (Burnley)

Defenders: Dan Burn (Newcastle United), Levi Colwill (Chelsea), Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace), Reece James (Chelsea), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal), Tino Livramento (Newcastle United), Jarell Quansah (Liverpool), Kyle Walker (AC Milan, loan from Manchester City)

Midfielders: Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace), Jordan Henderson (Ajax), Curtis Jones (Liverpool), Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Declan Rice (Arsenal), Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa)

Forwards: Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Marcus Rashford (Aston Villa, loan from Manchester United), Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur)