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  1. And this is how the squad was revealed via England's official social media channels.

    It's pretty good, to be honest...

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  2. England 2026 World Cup squad confirmed
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    Goalkeepers: Jordan Pickford (Everton), Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), James Trafford (Manchester City)

    Defenders: Reece James (Chelsea), Tino Livramento (Newcastle), Marc Guehi (Manchester City), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), John Stones (Manchester City), Jarell Quansah (Bayer Leverkusen), Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City), Dan Burn (Newcastle), Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur)

    Midfielders: Declan Rice (Arsenal), Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Jordan Henderson (Brentford), Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United), Eberechi Eze (Arsenal)

    Forwards: Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Ivan Toney (Al-Ahli), Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Noni Madueke (Arsenal), Marcus Rashford (Barcelona, on loan from Manchester United), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle)

  3. England fans pick who's in or out

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    England fans pick who's in or out

  4. First time hearing from Tuchel on live show

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    BBC Sport England reporter at Wembley stadium

    For the first time the England squad announcement is being announced live on the England app.

    I'm in the media room with a lot of the other reporters who cover England, and although we know the majority of the group, it's the first time we will hear from Tuchel about his picks.

  5. Who will not be in the England squad?

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    So, as we understand it, these are among the names that will not be involved this summer.

    • Trent Alexander-Arnold (Real Madrid)
    • Harry Maguire (Manchester United)
    • Phil Foden (Manchester City)
    • Cole Palmer (Chelsea)
    • Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest)
    • Luke Shaw (Manchester United)
    • Levi Colwill (Chelsea)
    • Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan)
    • Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace)
    • Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal)
    • James Garner (Everton)

  6. Watch live: England World Cup squad live panel

    We have a live stream running at the top of this page for you to tune into right now!

    BBC Sport’s Sam Harris is joined by former Manchester City defender Nedum Onuoha, England fan and content creator Rukiah Ally, and Last Pundit Standing winner Nahyan Chowdhury to discuss the key selection dilemmas ahead of England’s World Cup squad announcement.

    Just click 'Watch live' to watch along with us.

  7. Maguire confirms omission from squad

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    Manchester United centre-back Harry Maguire became the first player to confirm his omission from the World Cup squad via social media on Thursday afternoon.

    In a post on Instagram, Maguire said: "I was confident I could have played a major part this summer for my country after the season I've had. I've been left shocked and gutted by the decision. I wish the players all the best."

    Maguire's mother Zoe posted on social media to express her disappointment, saying she was "disgusted" by the decision.

    Speaking to BBC Sport last month, the 33-year-old, who has played 67 times for England and scored seven goals, said he was "desperate" to go to the World Cup.

    "I think it would be my last World Cup for my country. I've been to two, I missed out on the Euros two years ago through injury, which just hurt a lot really. So I'm desperate to go, whatever role the manager would want me for," he said.

    "Whether that's starting or whether it's deciding games late on. I still believe, even at my age, I'm arguably one of the best defenders in the world in both boxes. I don't think that's to question really."

  8. Ben Ramsdale
    BBC Sport

    Promising thumb ratio to kick things off there...

    This is going to be fun.

  9. The England squad BBC Sport expects to be named

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    So, this is the 26-man squad we're expecting to land this morning, despite any late curveballs.

    Goalkeepers: Jordan Pickford (Everton), Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), James Trafford (Manchester City)

    Defenders: Reece James (Chelsea), Tino Livramento (Newcastle), Marc Guehi (Manchester City), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), John Stones (Manchester City), Jarell Quansah (Bayer Leverkusen), Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City), Dan Burn (Newcastle), Djed Spence (Tottenham)

    Midfielders: Declan Rice (Arsenal), Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Jordan Henderson (Brentford), Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United)

    Forwards: Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Ivan Toney (Al-Ahli), Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Noni Madueke (Arsenal), Marcus Rashford (Barcelona), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle), Eberechi Eze (Arsenal)

  10. Good morning

    It's England World Cup squad announcement day!

    Not that the entire thing hasn't already seemingly been leaked everywhere but still...

    We'll get the official squad announcement this morning before hearing what manager Thomas Tuchel has to say about his selections in his news conference that follows.

    We'll also have BBC Sport chief football writer Phil McNulty joining us later to answer all of your questions surrounding today's announcement.

    It's going to be a busy one and I'm sure you lot will have plenty to say on it all so let's get straight into it.