Tuchel Recalls Palmer, Foden for First Post-World Cup Squad — SkimNews
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- Thomas Tuchel will name his first England squad since the World Cup on Friday, 65 days after a semi-final defeat by Argentina, with four games in 11 days ahead in the Nations League.
- Cole Palmer and Phil Foden are in Tuchel's provisional squad after their World Cup omission was "deemed a mistake" by some, given their status as two of English football's most creative players.
- Ivan Toney — who started the 6-4 bronze-medal win over France — is unavailable after being charged with assault causing actual bodily harm, while Jordan Henderson, Dean Henderson and John Stones are expected to be omitted through injury.
- Harry Kane started all seven of England's World Cup matches and was substituted only twice (both with the game already won), leaving Ollie Watkins' shock summer move to Saudi Arabia and Dominic Calvert-Lewin's four goals in four games for Leeds United as competing options for the captain's deputy role.
- The FA is conducting a standard review of England's World Cup campaign, with Tuchel's backroom team contributing at St George's Park in late August; the report will not be made public, but the next three weeks will signal whether the squad is still as unified as it was at the Azteca.
- England open their Nations League campaign against new world champions Spain at Wembley — a fixture that doubles as preparation for Euro 2028 and a chance to win a trophy after the side's third-place World Cup finish.
Why it matters: Friday's announcement gives Tuchel his first chance to reshape England after a semi-final collapse from 1-0 up to a 2-1 loss to Argentina. With Palmer and Foden recalled and Kane's backup unresolved — Watkins now in Saudi, Toney charged with assault — the Nations League opener against world champions Spain offers the first test of whether lessons have been learned.
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