With the World Cup around the corner, ESPN will bring you a list of players who are trending up and trending down for their inclusion in Thomas Tuchel's England squad.
Tuchel will select a squad of 26 for the World Cup, which gets underway on June 11 and takes place in the U.S., Mexico and Canada.
His 35-man squad for England's friendlies against Uruguay and Japan, in England's final camp before the World Cup, provided clues for the final 26, but there is sure to be plenty of change before the final squad for the tournament is named.
England have been drawn in Group L, alongside Croatia, Ghana and Panama and their group matches will take place in Texas, Boston and New Jersey.
Some names are guaranteed to be on the plane so long as they are fit -- Harry Kane, for example, is a shoo-in to start up front assuming he is fit and healthy -- but with the depth England possess, there are some players who are on the periphery and will need to play well to secure their place in the squad.
So, without further ado, we look at the players who are pushing for a spot in Tuchel's squad, and those who are at risk of missing out.
- Without Harry Kane, England's chances at the World Cup are slim
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A midfielder by trade, O'Reilly's exploits in defence for Man City this season look to have put him in pole position to earn the starting left-back berth in Tuchel's side come the summer.
At just 21 years old, he's registered five goals and three assists in the Premier League so far this season, as well as a brace at Wembley to help City to the Carabao Cup.
He has made a habit of scoring crucial goals, also getting on the scoresheet in vital games against Chelsea against Newcastle in recent weeks and followed that up with another impressive showing in City's crucial win over Arsenal last weekend.
The return to England duty of Kobbie Mainoo is significant for the Manchester United midfielder's hopes of getting a plane ticket to the U.S., Mexico and Canada.
Mainoo, and indeed his United teammate Harry Maguire, both earned maiden call-ups from Tuchel for last month's friendlies, earning a start each in the friendlies, with Maguire coming on off the bench against Japan too. They hadn't played internationally since 2024 before March.
While Maguire adds vast experience at centre-back, Mainoo is an intriguing addition to a midfield which will inevitably include Rice, and likely Adam Wharton and Elliot Anderson.
16 goals and six assists this season so far don't nearly tell the story of the type of goal Nottingham Forest's Morgan Gibbs-White has been getting in recent weeks.
Amid a tight relegation battle, he is proving to be the point of difference at the City Ground with vital strikes against relegation rivals Tottenham as well as Manchester City, a goal in Forest's 5-0 thrashing of Sunderland at the Stadium of Light this weekend and a 15-minute hat trick to turn the game on its ahead against Burnley.
Couple that with his goal against Porto in the Europa League to steer Forest into the semifinal and the Forest captain looks like a must-pick for Tuchel, albeit in a position where he has a wealth of options.
Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins scored the crucial goal at Euro 2024 against the Netherlands to send England to the final. Now, his spot on the plane for the 2026 World Cup is up in the air.
Watkins was overlooked by Tuchel for the March friendlies with the manager preferring Solanke and Calvert-Lewin as understudies to Kane. But the Villa forward has responded to that snub well, following up a strike against West Ham before the international break with a brace and an assist in a thrilling 4-3 win over Sunderland.
With five league games remaining this term as well as a two-legged Europa League semifinal against Forest, Watkins has ample opportunity to build on his late season revival.
Marcus Rashford's career revival at Barcelona has only picked up speed in the latter stages of this season. He played a part in both of England's friendlies in the March window and has since scored thrice more in LaLiga for the Spanish giants.
A vital strike in a 2-1 win over Atlético Madrid, a goal against rivals Espanyol and another against Getafe took his tally for the season to 13 goals and 13 assists in all competitions, with the forward looking as dangerous as ever on the Barça wing.
Barring a sudden drop-off in form or an injury, the former Manchester United outcast looks nailed on to represent England for a third World Cup in a row.
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Even with fellow right-back Reece James absent due to injury, Real Madrid's Trent Alexander-Arnold was still left out of England's squad to face Uruguay and Japan last month.
Livramento and Spence were Tuchel's options to play at right-back in England's final two games before the World Cup squad is named.
For Alexander-Arnold, who has recently returned from injury and played in his side's Champions League exit to Bayern Munich, it feels like a long road back to wearing his national side's shirt again.
A year ago, Myles Lewis-Skelly seemed destined to start for England at the World Cup. But fast forward 12 months and he would now be a surprise inclusion. He was omitted from the 35-man squad for the March friendlies.
Falling behind both Riccardo Calafiori and Piero Hincapié for Arsenal, Lewis-Skelly has seen almost all of his minutes come away from the Premier League.
In fact, in the league, he has started just twice all season, against Brighton in December and 90 minutes in defeat to Bournemouth, his only appearance in any of the last 10 Premier League matches. Lewis-Skelly is undoubtedly a quality player, but with O'Reilly and Lewis Hall playing week-in week-out for their sides, he is plummeting down the pecking order and fast.
For a long while it seemed almost ludicrous to suggest that a fully-fit Phil Foden wouldn't make the cut for a major tournament with England -- not anymore.
The supremely talented 25-year-old started this season well but has found time on the pitch, let alone goal contributions, hard to come by as selection crunch time rolls around.
His last Premier League assist came in early February while the last time Foden got on the scoresheet for City was before Christmas -- they are numbers that don't make for pleasant reading when compared with his competition.
What cannot be disputed though is Foden's talent, whether that alone will be enough to carry him into Tuchel's final 26-man squad remains to be seen.
- Time is running out for Foden to make England's World Cup squad