England lineup vs. Ghana: Predicted XI for World Cup 2026 clash as Bukayo Saka decision made

England manager Thomas Tuchel has suggested that Bukayo Saka volition not commencement Tuesday's World Cup 2026 Group L clash with Ghana astatine the Gillette Stadium.

The Arsenal winger is managing an Achilles contented and was lone considered for a substitute outing successful past week's 4-2 triumph implicit Croatia, wherever helium acceptable up Marcus Rashford's precocious goal.

Tuchel has hinted that Saka volition beryllium spared from the archetypal whistle erstwhile again, a determination apt made easier by the attacker's lack from squad grooming connected Saturday, truthful expect Noni Madueke to beryllium retained.

Rashford besides emerged arsenic a caller wounded uncertainty pursuing the Croatia victory, truthful Anthony Gordon is besides apt to support his spot connected the left, adjacent though the erstwhile is present backmost successful afloat practice.

The brace volition truthful articulation prima men Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane successful an unchanged attack, the second present needing conscionable 1 much extremity to overtake Gary Lineker and go England's highest antheral World Cup scorer of each time.

Declan Rice was taken disconnected aboriginal against Croatia owed to hamstring discomfort, but the £105m antheral has made a accelerated betterment and is expected to enactment up alongside Elliot Anderson centrally erstwhile again.

However, aft Ezri Konsa and John Stones failed to screen themselves successful glory for Croatia's 2 goals connected Wednesday, Marc Guehi should beryllium considered for a starting role, perchance successful spot of the former.

England imaginable starting lineup:

Pickford; James, Stones, Guehi, O'Reilly; Anderson, Rice; Madueke, Bellingham, Gordon; Kane