England get their 2026 World Cup campaign up and running on Wednesday night, one of the last nations to take to the field for their first game in Mexico, Canada and the United States of America.
It has been a thrilling start to the biggest tournament in history and the Three Lions will look to make their mark after impressive performances on Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning by two of the favourites to win the tournament - France and Argentina.
Now, Thomas Tuchel will be looking on his side to follow suit as they aim to end 60 years of hurt by lifting the trophy for only the second time come July 19.
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Tuchel has already made some bold calls in the build-up to the tournament, leaving some big-name players at home when naming his 26-man squad.
Phil Foden, Cole Palmer, Harry Maguire and Trent Alexander-Arnold were all left to watch the tournament at home as the German head coach made some ruthless decisions. And it will be interesting to see what starting lineup he chooses for the Three Lions' opener against Croatia on Wednesday night, with some key decisions to be made. The biggest talking points would appear to be in the three spots behind captain and striker Harry Kane.
Former England striker Michael Owen has suggested the decisions facing Tuchel are not as thought-provoking as people may think, because he should "play them all" in the three spots behind Kane to help England lift the trophy.
Speaking in his Daily Mail World Cup column, Owen said: "This may sound radical, but here is my plan for England to win the World Cup - change the three attacking players behind Harry Kane at half-time.
"We know conditions are going to be limiting and we have seen that already with the temperatures in North America and Mexico. Thomas Tuchel has also warned about matches being slow and potentially won by his 'special teams' from the bench late in the game. I agree with him - this World Cup will be won by attacking players who are fresh.
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"So why not quicken things up and play to our strengths? There is so much debate as to who should play on the left, who should play in the middle, who should play on the right. It is because we have brilliant options in all of those positions.
"My solution - play them all! If it is Anthony Gordon who starts on the left, tell him: 'forget about conserving energy, you've got 45 minutes, give it everything you've got, empty the tank'. Then, at half-time, on comes Marcus Rashford. Make one player from two. This rotation also means they can go again a few days later.
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"It can be the same at No 10. Be it Jude Bellingham or Morgan Rogers who starts, send them out with the same message - don't pace yourself, run yourself into the ground and get us ahead."