England will leave a wealth of talent at home this summer - so what does a starting XI of snubbed players look like?

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

Several high-profile England players have agonisingly missed out on the World Cup over the years

England will confirm their 26-man squad for the World Cup on Friday and Thomas Tuchel has made the tough decision to omit some big names including Harry Maguire

Thomas Tuchel has made ruthless calls with his World Cup selection, finding no space for Phil Foden and Cole Palmer in England’s 26-man squad

Thomas Tuchel has made some HUGE calls by dropping several of the biggest names in English football - but do you agree?

The Manchester United centre back was a key player under Gareth Southgate but has been left out for Thomas Tuchel’s first tournament

Big names like Cole Palmer, Phil Foden and Harry Maguire have been snubbed by Thomas Tuchel, who has made some brutal calls with his England squad for the World Cup

Phil Foden and Cole Palmer are also seemingly set to miss this summer’s tournament.

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Thomas Tuchel has named one of the most contentious World Cup squads in memory

Phil Foden and Cole Palmer are among a number of high-profile names that are set to miss out on Thomas Tuchel's England squad for the World Cup, according to multiple reports on…

Thomas Tuchel has named his England squad for the World Cup, handing a shock call-up to Ivan Toney and picking Djed Spence over the exiled Trent Alexander-Arnold

Thomas Tuchel has unveiled his 26-man squad for the tournament

Who is lucky to be in Thomas Tuchel's 26? And who should have been included? Our writers debate his picks

England manager Thomas Tuchel has unveiled his 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North America, as the Three Lions aim to end their long wait for a second world title…

Phil Foden and Cole Palmer are among the big names to miss out as Thomas Tuchel prepares to name his squad for the World Cup in USA, Canada and Mexico next summer

Thomas Tuchel has unveiled England's 26-man World Cup squad, controversially omitting stars like Phil Foden and Trent Alexander-Arnold while recalling striker Ivan Toney.

England head to the United States, Mexico and Canada looking to end 60 years of hurt - and Thomas Tuchel has confirmed the 26 players tasked with winning the World Cup

Thomas Tuchel names 26-man squad for World Cup in North America

Thomas Tuchel has left a number of big names out of his World Cup squad – here are the five biggest shock omissions...