England will play Uruguay and Japan at Wembley in the last international break before Tuchel names his squad for the World Cup.

Here are three crucial areas for Tuchel to decide as he prepares to name his latest squad for the Uruguay and Japan matches.

Thomas Tuchel made the vow at the start of the year that he will not “select just for talent” when he names his World Cup squad.

“It will be very important that we don’t select just for talent, but also for what we need from a player,” he said. “What the social skills are of a player, is he a good team-mate? Can he support if his role is maybe the supporting role? So, this is where the focus is.”

Let’s see how today’s squad announcement reflects that pledge.

Thomas Tuchel has been in charge of England since January 2025 – and is still yet to pick a Manchester United player. Could that change today, with Kobbie Mainoo, Harry Maguire and Luke Shaw all performing for Michael Carrick’s team?

“For the boys, I’d love to see them picked for this one and obviously picked for the summer,” Carrick said this week.

“I don’t have any influence on that but certainly the boys, the way they’re playing, I think they’ve put themselves right in the conversation and right in the picture and given themselves a chance.”

Thomas Tuchel names his latest England squad this morning and will give a press conference to explain his picks at 11am.

England play Uruguay in a friendly on Friday 27 March, before returning to Wembley to play Japan on Tuesday 31 March.

Thomas Tuchel names his latest England squad this morning ahead of the March friendlies against Uruguay and Japan at Wembley

With less than 100 days to go until England’s opening game of the World Cup against Croatia, time is running out for players to make their case for inclusion.

This will be Tuchel’s last chance to work with his group before naming his World Cup squad towards the end of the season, so it is a pivotal moment in their preparations.

Stay tuned for all the build-up.