Former Chelsea and Bayern Munich boss Thomas Tuchel is a serial winner and England fans will be hoping he is the man to end 60 years of hurt. Despite being a fan of three-defender formations, Tuchel has utilised a back four since taking over from Gareth Southgate and has consistently shown a ruthless edge in terms of squad and team selection.
Jude Bellingham looks set to get the nod in the number ten role for England but it's not just in attack where he is effective. The Real Madrid star relishes a physical battle and committed 1.54 fouls per 90 for Real in La Liga this season
Bukayo Saka was integral to Arsenal's Premier League triumph and he will be pivotal to how England fare this summer. The livewire winger registered five assists in the top flight but created 61 chances for his Gunners team-mates, 12 of which were deemed big chances
England's record goalscorer Harry Kane arrives at the World Cup following his best ever club season, having scored 61 goals in 51 games for Bayern Munich. Kane had 119 shots in the Bundesliga this season at a rate of one every 20 minutes
Nico O'Reilly is an archetypal Pep Guardiola full-back, in that he is comfortable on the ball and wants to get forward. O'Reilly scored some big goals for Manchester City this season and 15 of his 41 Premier League shots found the target
Elliot Anderson has become a fixture of England's team under Thomas Tuchel and the midfielder is the all-round package. Comfortable on the ball but tenacious without it, Anderson was booked eight times for Nottingham Forest in the league this season