England's World Cup line up is starting to take shape - but could Dean Henderson force his way in? Winners and losers as goalkeeper gives Thomas Tuchel food for thought with outstanding Albania display
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Richard Martin Mon, 17 November 2025 at 6:00 am UTC·8 min read England have known for more than a month that they would be going to the World Cup, and to tell the truth they probably knew that as soon as they saw the qualifying draw. Having seen his side destroy Serbia and Latvia 5-0 each on his last two trips abroad, there were just two factors on Tuchel's mind when his squad got to Tirana: Chasing that perfect run of results and chiselling out his starting line up for the World Cup. The German made sweeping changes to his XI from Thursday's game against Serbia, only handing repeat starts to Harry Kane, Declan Rice, John Stones and Nico O'Reilly. But this was not just about...