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England's squad numbers for the 2026 World Cup have been revealed by FIFA.

Tuchel named his 26-man squad for this summer's tournament, to be played in the United States, Canada and Mexico, earlier this month. The likes of Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham, Bukayo Saka and Declan Rice were all included.

There were also some huge omissions, with Harry Maguire, Jarrod Bowen, Cole Palmer, Morgan Gibbs-White and more big names being left at home.

The World Cup kicked off in just under two weeks, with England kicking off their campaign on June 17 against Croatia. The Three Lions' starting XI for the tournament is currently unclear.

However, the squad numbers could hint at which 11 players Tuchel will field from the outset.

England's Squad Numbers (1-11)

Harry Kane and Morgan Rogers hug during an England game

Unsurprisingly, Jordan Pickford has been given the number 1 shirt. The Everton star has been England's starting goalkeeper for many years and that's expected to continue this summer.

Ezri Konsa has been given the number 2 shirt, with numbers 3, 5 and 6 filled by Nico O'Reilly, John Stones and Marc Guehi respectively. If the squad numbers are anything to go by, those four will make up Tuchel's defence.

Declan Rice is guaranteed to start in the middle of midfield. He has been given the number 4 shirt, while fellow midfielders Elliot Anderson and Jude Bellingham have been given numbers 8 and 10 respectively.

The squad numbers suggest that the three players Tuchel intends to field in attack are Saka, Marcus Rashford and Kane. Saka has been handed the number 7 shirt, Kane will be England's number 9 and Rashford has been given number 11.

England's Squad Numbers (1-11)

Shirt Number

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

England's Squad Numbers (12-26)

reece james

Tino Livarmento, included in an England squad for a major tournament for the first time, has been given the number 12 shirt. His Newcastle teammates Dan Burn and Anthony Gordon have been handed numbers 15 and 18 respectively.

Pickford's understudy, Dean Henderson, has been handed the number 13 shirt, while third-choice goalkeeper James Trafford has been given the number 23 jersey.

Kobbie Mainoo will wear the number 16, while Morgan Rogers, who is competing with Bellingham for a starting berth, has been handed number 17.

Backup strikers Ollie Watkins and Ivan Toney have been given numbers 19 and 22 respectively, with Arsenal duo Noni Madueke and Eberechi Eze handed numbers 20 and 21.

The three highest shirt numbers in the squad are occupied by Reece James (24), Djed Spence (25) and Jarell Quansah (26).

Of the players given numbers 12-26, James is the most likely player to start. The right-back also wears the number 24 shirt for Chelsea and is likely to start ahead of Konsa if fully fit.

England's Squad Numbers (12-26)

Shirt Number

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

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