England World Cup squad announcement LIVE: Thomas Tuchel's 26-man squad is confirmed with Phil Foden, Cole Palmer and Trent Alexander-Arnold among the high-profile omissions

By HARRY BAMFORTH, LIVE SPORTS COVERAGE REPORTER and CRAIG HOPE, CHIEF FOOTBALL REPORTER Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog as Thomas Tuchel names his 26-man squad for the 2026 World Cup in USA, Canada and Mexico. Is this the biggest call of the lot? Yes, a lot has been made of Harry Maguire's omission, but I think the fact that Cole Palmer isn't in the squad is the biggest shock. Has he been great this season for Chelsea? Nope. But is he one of the county's biggest talents? Most definitely. I think we all assumed that Palmer would be on the plane. The lad is a game-changer, and on his day, can wreak havoc on the very best of defences. When you have such a maverick like Palmer at your disposal, it does baffle me that he hasn't been included. You don't expect him to start, but you need a talented squad on the whole to win a tournament. But hey, I guess his bad form has bitten him in the bottom... Here is the official squad in full, and what I want to say first is: what a snazzy graphic that is. The more I look at the squad, the more I see the quality. Yes, some of the big calls are still shocking, but hey, there are still a lot of brilliant players in there. The starting line-up will be very strong, that's for sure. Thomas Tuchel, England head coach, on omitting big names like Cole Palmer and Phil Foden: Thomas Tuchel, England head coach, speaking on his squad: Theo Walcott, former England striker: GOALKEEPERS: Jordan Pickford, Dean Henderson, James Trafford DEFENCE: Ezri Konsa, John Stones, Marc Guehi, Dan Burn, Jarell Quansah, Tino Livramento, Nico O’Reilly, Djed Spence, Reece James MIDFIELD: Declan Rice, Elliot Anderson, Kobbie Mainoo, Jordan Henderson, Morgan Rogers, Jude Bellingham, Eberechi Eze FORWARDS: Harry Kane (C), Ivan Toney, Ollie Watkins, Bukayo Saka, Noni Madueke, Marcus Rashford, Anthony Gordon I have just noticed there is a countdown clock on this stream, and there are only two minutes left on it. That means we will find out Thomas Tuchel's official England World Cup squad in just a moment. Anticipation is low, considering we all know it already. While we have known the England squad for a while, there was one position we weren't quite sure about. It was a bit up in the air whether Djed Spence would be going to the World Cup, or Myles Lewis-Skelly. We now believe that it is definitely Spence who will be on the plane, and the Arsenal star will miss out. His late resurgence this season wasn't enough. I have a sense that we may need to wait a while for the announcement. Daniel Sturridge and Theo Walcott are now just waffling with the presenter about their World Cup experiences. Some interesting stuff, but not now, lads, we just want the confirmation. I feel like I am watching the draw... Daniel Sturridge, former England striker, during the squad announcement: Don't act like you don't already know the squad, Daniel... The comments below have not been moderated. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.