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England World Cup 2026 squad: every player, position by position

England took a 26-man squad to World Cup 2026 and played in Group L. England finished third, beating France in the third-place play-off. Below: the full roster sorted by position, the face wall and the squad breakdown.

England's squad and fixtures for the 2026/27 Nations League →

Verified squad·ESPN, single source·as of 2026-07-23 16:02 UTC

Baseline facts

FIFA rank
No. 4
Group
Group L
Fixtures
17 Jun 2026 v Croatia, 23 Jun 2026 v Ghana, 27 Jun 2026 v Panama, 01 Jul 2026 v Congo DR, 06 Jul 2026 v Mexico, 11 Jul 2026 v Norway, 15 Jul 2026 v Argentina, 18 Jul 2026 v France
Squad
Full squad list →

England squad: face by face

Jordan Pickford, press photo Jordan Pickford GK
Dean Henderson, press photo Dean Henderson GK
James Trafford, press photo James Trafford GK
Ezri Konsa, press photo Ezri Konsa DEF
Nico O'Reilly, press photo Nico O'Reilly DEF
John Stones, press photo John Stones DEF
Marc Guéhi, press photo Marc Guéhi DEF
Tino Livramento DEF
Dan Burn, press photo Dan Burn DEF
Reece James, press photo Reece James DEF
Djed Spence DEF
Jarell Quansah, press photo Jarell Quansah DEF
Declan Rice, press photo Declan Rice MID
Elliot Anderson, press photo Elliot Anderson MID
Jude Bellingham, press photo Jude Bellingham MID
Jordan Henderson, press photo Jordan Henderson MID
Kobbie Mainoo MID
Morgan Rogers, press photo Morgan Rogers MID
Eberechi Eze, press photo Eberechi Eze MID
Bukayo Saka, press photo Bukayo Saka FWD
Harry Kane, press photo Harry Kane FWD
Marcus Rashford, press photo Marcus Rashford FWD
Anthony Gordon, press photo Anthony Gordon FWD
Ollie Watkins, press photo Ollie Watkins FWD
Noni Madueke, press photo Noni Madueke FWD
Ivan Toney, press photo Ivan Toney FWD

23 of 26 players carry a free-licensed photograph; the rest show a monogram until one is available. Photographs from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own free licence.

Squad profile

Position counts from the ESPN roster retrieved 7 June 2026. Ages at the data verification date.

How England finished

England finished third, beating France in the third-place play-off. The top two teams in each group went straight into the round of 32, with the eight best third-placed teams joining them. The final Group L table is on the group page.

Final Group L table →

Latest England news

Full squad list

England World Cup 2026 squad, teamsheet order (source: ESPN, 7 June 2026)
# Player Position Age
1 Jordan Pickford Goalkeeper 32
13 Dean Henderson Goalkeeper 29
23 James Trafford Goalkeeper 23
2 Ezri Konsa Defender 28
3 Nico O'Reilly Defender 21
5 John Stones Defender 32
6 Marc Guéhi Defender 25
12 Tino Livramento Defender 23
15 Dan Burn Defender 34
24 Reece James Defender 26
25 Djed Spence Defender 25
26 Jarell Quansah Defender 23
4 Declan Rice Midfielder 27
8 Elliot Anderson Midfielder 23
10 Jude Bellingham Midfielder 22
14 Jordan Henderson Midfielder 35
16 Kobbie Mainoo Midfielder 21
17 Morgan Rogers Midfielder 23
21 Eberechi Eze Midfielder 27
7 Bukayo Saka Forward 24
9 Harry Kane Forward 32
11 Marcus Rashford Forward 28
18 Anthony Gordon Forward 25
19 Ollie Watkins Forward 30
20 Noni Madueke Forward 24
22 Ivan Toney Forward 30

Source: ESPN roster, retrieved 7 June 2026, before the tournament kicked off. Club affiliations are not in the verified roster feed; we do not list them here.

Group L fixtures

Opponent Date Match page
Croatia 17 Jun 2026 England vs Croatia
Ghana 23 Jun 2026 England vs Ghana
Panama 27 Jun 2026 England vs Panama
Congo DR 01 Jul 2026 England vs Congo DR
Mexico 06 Jul 2026 England vs Mexico
Norway 11 Jul 2026 England vs Norway
Argentina 15 Jul 2026 England vs Argentina
France 18 Jul 2026 England vs France

FIFA World Ranking

England are ranked 4 in the FIFA Men's World Ranking , the 4th highest-ranked of the 48 teams at the tournament. Ranking as of 1 April 2026, per FIFA via Wikipedia.

England's Group L rivals