Eberechi Eze

Eberechi Eze is a confirmed midfielder in England's 26-man squad for the 2026 World Cup, with the final squad announced on 22 May 2026 and the midfield group also listing Elliot Anderson, Jude Bellingham, Jordan Henderson, Kobbie Mainoo, Declan Rice and Morgan Rogers. The Arsenal attacking midfielder is 27 at kick-off and brings 16 senior England caps and three international goals into the squad as of 17 November 2025.

England face Croatia, Ghana and Panama in Group L. The opener is against Croatia at AT&T Stadium in Arlington on 17 June, with Tuchel's side qualifying through UEFA Group K on 14 October 2025. Eze sits inside the midfield group on the final 26, anchoring the page for searches around Eberechi Eze at World Cup 2026.

Eze is an attacking midfielder who scored the only goal in the 2025 FA Cup final to win Crystal Palace's first major trophy before moving to Arsenal, and became a senior England regular through 2024-25. He appeared as a substitute three times at UEFA Euro 2024.

He brings 16 senior caps and three international goals into the squad as of 17 November 2025. The first England goal came in a 3-0 win over Latvia in 2026 World Cup qualifying on 24 March 2025, which made him the second Crystal Palace player to score for England after Peter Taylor in 1976.

England are a Tier 1 pick on the Goal Rush card at £32m within the game's £200m card budget. The Group L draw against Croatia, Ghana and Panama frames the early fixture window, paired with Tuchel's 4-2-3-1 and a UEFA Group K qualifying record.

Eze's relevance to the £32m team slot is the attacking-midfield profile: 16 caps, three international goals, the 2025 FA Cup-final goal that won Crystal Palace their first major trophy, and a place in Tuchel's seven-strong midfield group alongside Anderson, Bellingham, Henderson, Mainoo, Rice and Rogers.