England have confirmed their squad numbers for World Cup 2026.
Thomas Tuchel announced his 26-man squad for this summer’s tournament in North America on May 22, raising a few eyebrows with some of his selections.
Phil Foden, Cole Palmer and Trent Alexander-Arnold are among the high-profile players left out, along with Manchester United defender Harry Maguire.
Instead, John Stones has been named in the squad - despite limited game time for Manchester City - and, if the squad numbers are anything to go by, he will make up Tuchel’s first-choice central defensive pairing with Marc Guehi.
Elsewhere, while Ezri Konsa has been upgraded to No2, it is likely that Chelsea defender Reece James will start the tournament as England first-choice right-back despite taking his favoured no24 shirt number.
Newcomers, Nico O’Reilly and Elliot Anderson have taken No3 and No8 respectively, leading to plenty of speculation online that they will be in Tuchel’s preferred starting XI.
Jordan Pickford, Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka, Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham, Anthony Gordan, Ollie Watkins and Eberechi Eze have all retained the same squad numbers from Euro 2024.
The Three Lions will begin preparations for the summer tournament with a friendly against New Zealand on Saturday before facing Costa Rica next Wednesday.
England’s confirmed World Cup squad numbers
1 Jordan Pickford
2 Ezri Konsa
3 Nico O'Reilly
4 Declan Rice
5 John Stones
6 Marc Guehi
7 Bukayo Saka
8 Elliot Anderson
9 Harry Kane
10 Jude Bellingham
11 Marcus Rashford
12 Tino Livramento
13 Dean Henderson
14 Jordan Henderson
15 Dan Burn
16 Kobbie Mainoo
17 Morgan Rogers
18 Anthony Gordon
19 Ollie Watkins
20 Noni Madueke
Our 26 names and numbers locked in. 🔒
— England (@England) June 2, 2026
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21 Eberechi Eze
22 Ivan Toney
23 James Trafford
24 Reece James
25 Djed Spence
26 Jarell Quansah
