England squad: Thomas Tuchel's full team for Wales friendly and Latvia qualifier

There is no place for Jude Bellingham or Phil Foden in Thomas Tuchel's latest England squad for this month's round of international fixtures.

England will face Wales in a friendly on Thursday, October 9 before turning their attention back to their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign by taking on Latvia.

With a 100% record so far, the Three Lions need a maximum of five more points from their remaining three games to book their place at next summer's World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States.

Bellingham missed last month's victories over Andorra and Serbia with a shoulder injury but returned to action for Real Madrid in late September.

The midfielder has played just 100 minutes for his club this season, however, and it would appear Tuchel believes it would be best for Bellingham to sit out these two games for England - especially after his side's comprehensive performance in their 5-0 win over Serbia.

The only changes Tuchel has made to his squad this time are to bring in Bukayo Saka in place of the injured Noni Madueke, while Jarell Quansah is in for the also-injured TIno Livramento. The Bayer Leverkusen defender was brought in as a replacement call-up last month.

Tuchel explained: “The [Serbia] result was an excellent result and even more important, it was well deserved from our performance, so we decided very quickly that we want to reward and everyone and bring the same group back into camp."

England World Cup qualifiers squad

England squad to face Wales and Latvia

• GK: Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace)
• GK: Jordan Pickford (Everton)
• GK: James Trafford (Burnley)
• DF: Dan Burn (Newcastle United)
• DF: Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace)
• DF: Reece James (Chelsea)
• DF: Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa)
• DF: Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal)
• DF: Jarell Quansah (Bayer Leverkusen)
• DF: Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur)
• DF: John Stones (Manchester City)
• MF: Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest)
• MF: Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest)
• MF: Jordan Henderson (Brentford)
• MF: Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan)
• MF: Declan Rice (Arsenal)
• MF: Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa)
• FW: Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United)
• FW: Eberechi Eze (Arsenal)
• FW: Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United)
• FW: Harry Kane (Bayern Munich)
• FW: Marcus Rashford (Barcelona, loan from Manchester United)
• FW: Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)
• FW: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa)

England fixtures and results

September 7: Republic of Ireland 0-2 England, Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
September 10: England 2-0 Finland, Wembley Stadium, London, England

October 10: England 1-2 Greece, Wembley Stadium, London, England
October 13: Finland 1-3 England, Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland

November 14: Greece 0-3 England, Athens Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece
November 17: England 5-0 Republic of Ireland, Wembley Stadium, London, England

March 21: England 2-0 Albania, Wembley Stadium, London, England
March 24: England 3-0 Latvia, City Ground, Nottingham, England

June 7: Andorra 0-1 England, RCDE Stadium, Barcelona, Spain
June 10: England 1-3 Senegal, City Ground, Nottingham, England

September 6: England 2-0 Andorra, Villa Park, Birmingham, England
September 9: Serbia 0-5 England, Rajko Mitic Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia

October 9: England v Wales, Wembley Stadium, London, England
October 14: Latvia v England, Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia

England manager: Thomas Tuchel

The former Mainz, Borussia Dortmund, PSG, Chelsea and Bayern Munich coach is trying his hand at international football for the first time with a reputation for burning briefly and brightly at the highest level of the club game.

Tuchel's latest squad continues a general preference for trusted players over in-form options.

His decision to overlook Adam Wharton and Jacob Murphy and a heavy Chelsea presence in his squad have drawn particular comment from England fans, as have the continued selection of 34 year olds Jordan Henderson and Kyle Walker.

England's star player

Harry Kane

The England skipper finally got his hands on the first trophy of his career this season, helping Bayern Munich to the Bundesliga title with a superb 26 goals and 10 assists in 31 league appearances.

Kane, who is ranked at no.1 in FourFourTwo's list of the best strikers in the world right now, has a massive part to play for England as he looks to tick off another major career milestone at next year's World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the USA.

With 105 caps and 71 goals to his name already for the Three Lions, and will be hoping to boost both tallies as Tuchel's side aim for their first World Cup triumph since 1966.