Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThomas Tuchel is preparing to unveil his 26-man England squad World Cup 2026. It will be named around 10am BST on Friday morning.Although the announcement is tomorrow, rumours are circulating as to who is in the squad and who has missed out. One player who has confirmed his is not in the squad for the tournament in the US, Mexico and Canada is Harry Maguire. The Manchester United defender said he was “shocked and gutted by the decision” to be left out.Among the names rumoured to miss out on the squad according to reports are Adam Wharton, Phil Foden, Cole Palmer, Luke Shaw, Fikayo Tomori, Lewis Hall, Morgan Gibbs-White and Levi Colwill. It has been reported that Dan Burn, Nico O'Reilly, John Stones, Kobbie Mainoo, Ivan Toney, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Jordan Henderson and Noni Madueke will receive call-ups.In fullEngland World Cup squad LIVE: Several big-name players left out ahead of Tuchel confirmationThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

As Thomas Tuchel prepares to name his World Cup squad, we asked our writers to work out who they would take if they were England manager

Thomas Tuchel has plenty of big decisions to make before naming his squad to take to the World Cup in USA, Canada and Mexico next summer