BBC Sport's McNulty picks his England World Cup squad - do you agree?
Head coach Thomas Tuchel named a split 35-man squad for the friendlies against Uruguay and Japan to get a close-up look at his wider England options. He must whittle that number down to 26 as England accelerate planning for their opening World Cup game against Croatia on 17 June in Arlington, Texas. Tuchel will digest the food for thought that England's friendlies have given him as he finalises his plans.
He will then make his picks - but for now this is my 26-man England squad to take to the World Cup. GOALKEEPERS: Jordan Pickford, Dean Henderson, James Trafford. DEFENDERS: Reece James, Ezri Konsa, Marc Guehi, Tino Livramento, John Stones, Harry Maguire, Nico O'Reilly, Lewis Hall.
MIDFIELD: Jude Bellingham, Elliot Anderson, Morgan Rogers, Declan Rice, Adam Wharton, Kobbie Mainoo. FORWARDS: Harry Kane, Marcus Rashford, Anthony Gordon, Bukayo Saka, Noni Madueke, Eberechi Eze, Cole Palmer, Danny Welbeck, Jarrod Bowen. Failed experiment as England get grim glimpse of life without Kane Three top-20 teams played, no wins.
Should Tuchel be concerned? Jordan Pickford, Dean Henderson, Reece James, Ezri Konsa, Marc Guehi, Nico O'Reilly, Jude Bellingham, Elliot Anderson, Morgan Rogers, Declan Rice, Harry Kane, Marcus Rashford, Anthony Gordon, Bukayo Saka, Noni Madueke. Tuchel will have the vast majority of his squad already fixed in his mind and those certain selections form an experienced bedrock he will count on at the World Cup.
England's spine will be familiar trusted lieutenants of both Tuchel and his predecessor Sir Gareth Southgate, such as goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, and Manchester City's Marc Guehi alongside club-mate John Stones if fit. And of course the other mainstays, Declan Rice and Harry Kane. Ezri Konsa has proved he is perfectly at home at international level and is likely to start alongside Guehi if Stones does not make it.