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England boss Thomas Tuchel on trusting Trent Alexander-Arnold at right-back: "[He needs to] Perform, that's just what it is. It is a competition and I understand the question because he was not with us at the World Cup. We trusted other players.

"I still stick with this decision and it is now time to fight for his place. He always said he is up for a fight, he always said he is up to fight for his place, especially for England so it is on him to prove and he is more than welcome in camp. We have a long camp and I am sure he will show up."

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"The direction in sport is always forward, never backwards," Thomas Tuchel says, praising his squad for bouncing back in the third-place play-off after losing against Argentina in the semi-final.

There is a big focus on his players' mentality, resilience, and brotherhood in his remarks so far this morning.

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England boss Thomas Tuchel on Trent Alexander-Arnold and Cole Palmer's inclusion: "They had a good start to the season. They never did something wrong. We just chose different players.

"So now it is a new competition, some players, some positions have more injuries, some have less injuries. But, Cole has his start that he always had but he has his numbers back, he has his assists back, he has decisive goals back so that is why he is in the squad. I think he has a point to prove and the same goes for Trent.

"He was never off the list, he was never non-selectable for us and it is his chance to show, come to camp and be the best version of himself. He had a good start in two positions for Real Madrid and he comes as a right-back for us."

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Tuchel says of England's upcoming match against world champions Spain: "the gap is closing, we are close and we want to prove a point."

He also stresses that their success against France in the third-place play-off should be recognised, as he believes they have the best squad in the world at the moment.

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Tuchel gives a nod to the contributions of Alex Scott, Josh King and Rio Ngumoha, who joined England in pre-tournament camp in North America.

He says that Josh King was "very close" to a place in his squad, but misses out - whereas the other two are on his list for the upcoming window.

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Tuchel says that "100%" the door is always open for players to return to his squad after missing out.

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The first question Thomas Tuchel faces is around Trent Alexander-Arnold and Cole Palmer.

He says they've both had good starts to their seasons and each have points to prove.

Full quotes to follow.

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England manager Thomas Tuchel is here.

You can stream his news conference by pressing 'Watch Live' at the top of this page.

Or we'll be bringing you every word he says in upcoming posts. Stay tuned.

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Chelsea's Cole Palmer is back in the squad after being snubbed for the World Cup squad in the summer.

Real Madrid defender Trent Alexander-Arnold returns to the England squad for the first time since June 2025.

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Brighton goalkeeper Jason Steele has been included in Thomas Tuchel's England squad for the extended international break over September and October.

The 36-year-old has comes in to replace injured Dean Henderson.

He started his career in Middlesbrough, with loan spells at Northampton and Blackburn before making the move permanent. He later joined Sunderland in the 2017-18 season.

Steele moved to Brighton in 2018, where he has featured 64 times so far.

He made appearances for England's youth national teams and the Great Britain Olympic team in 2012.

Tuchel included him as a training goalkeeper at the 2026 World Cup.

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A reminder that England boss Thomas Tuchel will be speaking to the media shortly.

His press conference is scheduled for 11:00 BST and you can stream it live on this page.

Meanwhile, it's a good morning to be any of these players, who have been named in Tuchel's squad after missing out on the World Cup.

• Trent Alexander-Arnold
• Jarrad Branthwaite
• Lewis Hall
• Myles Lewis-Skelly
• Alex Scott
• Dominic Calvert-Lewin
• Jason Steele
• Rio Ngumoha
• Cole Palmer

Let's take a look at the biggest names left off Tuchel's list:

• Phil Foden
• Noni Madueke
• Morgan Gibbs-White
• Reece James
• Ollie Watkins
• Harry Maguire
• Djed Spence
• Adam Wharton

Of those, Madueke, Watkins, James and Spence all made the World Cup squad.

So, no Phil Foden, no Noni Madueke, and Morgan Gibbs-White also misses out, again.

Who else will feel disappointed?

Remember that Dean Henderson, Ben White, Dan Burn and Jordan Henderson are unavailable for selection through injury.

Click 'Get Involved' to give us your reaction to Thomas Tuchel's first England squad since the World Cup.

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Goalkeepers: Jordan Pickford (Everton), Jason Steele (Brighton), James Trafford (Leeds United)

Defenders: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Real Madrid), Jarrad Branthwaite (Everton), Trevoh Chalobah (Como), Marc Guehi (Manchester City), Lewis Hall (Newcastle), Ezri Konsa (Arsenal), Tino Livramento (Newcastle), Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City), Jarell Quansah (Bayer Leverkusen)

Midfielders: Elliot Anderson (Manchester City), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal), Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United), Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Declan Rice (Arsenal), Alex Scott (Bournemouth)

Forwards: Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United), Eberechi Eze (Arsenal), Anthony Gordon (Barcelona), Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool), Marcus Rashford (Manchester United), Morgan Rogers (Chelsea), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)