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.

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.

England booked their spot at the 2026 FIFA World Cup with a 5-0 thrashing of Latvia in qualifying on Tuesday.

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

India women have been asked to bol first after England women won the toss and opted to bat first in ICC Women's World Cup 2025 at the Holkar Stadium in Indore. The IND-W vs ENG-W clash starts on 3 PM IST.

India women team vice-captain Smriti Mandhana was devasted after they registered a straight third loss in the ongoing Women's ODI World Cup. Chasing 289, even Mandhana's 88 and Harmanpreet Kaur's 70 were not enough to guide India over the line.

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.