Thomas Tuchel names his latest England squad on Friday as he narrows down focus on a team that can win the 2026 World Cup next summer.

The 51-year-old has used his early squads to test players and try experiments but intends to have a more solid idea of a starting XI and group of substitutes that will make up the core of his side in the USA by the end of the year.

Here are the key decisions in each area Tuchel has to make.

Goalkeeper

Is it time to take the plunge and make James Trafford England’s No 1?

Trafford performed incredibly as a central figure in a record-breaking Burnley defence in the Championship last season. Schooled by Pep Guardiola as a teenager, he is adept with his feet as he is with his hands.

But though Tuchel liked what he saw at the end of last season, it had been

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