'If Harry Kane were to get injured this summer, where would that leave us?'

England have been able to start preparing for next summer's World Cup for months, such has been the ease of their qualifying campaign. But the task of picking warm-up games is a tricky one for coach Thomas Tuchel.

Unlike some of the other leading contenders, England have been starved of top-level competition since losing to Spain in the final of Euro 2024.

Now the Three Lions must plot their two friendly matches in March, plus potential games in North America before their first World Cup game - and there are decisions to be made about who they play.

The highest-ranked team played by Thomas Tuchel's England is Senegal (19th in the world at the time)