Thomas Tuchel is determined to keep his England squad intact as he prepares for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers and the 2026 World Cup. He has announced a 26-man squad for the qualifier against Andorra, which includes surprises like Ivan Toney, but omits notable players like Phil Foden. Despite the challenge of simultaneous commitments to the Club World Cup, Tuchel emphasizes the importance of maintaining team cohesion and will manage the players' participation carefully throughout the month-long tournament, which begins with England captain Harry Kane's match against Auckland City.
Why send players if we want to cherish every day we have together? What signal would it send to the group to send players away?
The discussion was very open. Very quickly, we also understood this is a very important camp for us with one year to go until the World Cup.
I will start and finish England's latest squad with the same 26 players, insisting that I will manage minutes for those participating in the Club World Cup.
Having begun his reign with wins against Albania and Latvia, the German coach is continuing to fine-tune his final squad in their bid for glory at the 2026 World Cup.
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