Thomas Tuchel has guided England to the 2026 World Cup — but that might be the easy bit. Having negotiated a routine qualifying campaign with minimum fuss and booked a berth at next summer’s tournament with last night’s 5-0 win against Latvia, Tuchel’s focus will turn to the far more complicated task of choosing England’s 26-man squad.

Thomas Tuchel and England have secured safe passage to next summer’s World Cup finals with two qualifiers to spare.

England has become the first country from Europe to qualify for the 2026 World Cup but Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal will have to wait after conceding a stoppage-time equalizer against Hungary.

Thomas Tuchel's side will play at their eighth consecutive major tournament, having last missed out on the Euros in 2008

Now England have booked their place at the 2026 World Cup attention turns to how they might fare in North America next summer - and how some of their rivals are looking.

Harry Kane said he wants to banish the memories of his World Cup heartache and deliver glory to England next summer.

The FA is focusing on where to acclimatise the squad before the tournament and Miami, Florida, is a destination central to discussions.

England manager Thomas Tuchel has confirmed he will hold discussions with Jude Bellingham (22) ahead of the next international camp but admits there are “no certainties” over the midfielder’s