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England squad: Five things to look out for in Thomas Tuchel's World Cup qualifying squad

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Thomas Tuchel has spoken to more than 55 players on the phone over the past few weeks .

England play Latvia and Albania on 21 and 24 March in World Cup qualifying.

The Three Lions boss has just seven international windows and 450 days between now and the ultimate challenge of winning the 2026 World Cup .

Will selection give any clues of a 4 -2-3-1 formation or a 3-4-1 ?.

Left-back is a big question for Thomas Tuchel after Luke Shaw was injured in the summer .

Tyrick Mitchell , Myles Lewis-Skelly and Djed Spence could all be in the running.

Ethan Nwaneri , Jamie Gittens , Liam Delap , Elliott Anderson and Elliott Anderson are wildcards.

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