England team to play New Zealand: Watkins and Kane start

Thomas Tuchel has named his England side for tonight's World Cup warmup match against New Zealand.

Without his UEFA Champions League final competitors, many expected Thomas Tuchel to experiment for his first World Cup warm up, with the German making a few strange decisions.

The big surprise in the team is the inclusion of both Harry Kane and Ollie Watkins, pointing to a potential shift to a variation of the 442 formation.

Jordan Pickford retains his spot as England's number one for this match, defending his goal behind a back four of Djed Spence, John Stones, Marc Guehi and Jarrell Quansah - who we think will be at right back.

Jordan Henderson partners Kobbie Mainoo in a completely new look midfield pivot, behind what looks like two wide men - Morgan Rogers and Marcus Rashford - supporting the two strikers.

The four youngers included in the training squad - Rio Ngumoha, Ethan Nwaneri, Alex Scott and Josh King - are all included within the matchday squad and could make their senior international debuts tonight.

For New Zealand, Tim Payne - who recently shot to fame via a social media trend - is named to start.

England team news

Jordan Pickford
Djed Spence
John Stones
Marc Guehi
Jarrell Quansah
Jordan Henderson
Kobbie Mainoo
Morgan Rogers
Marcus Rashford
Ollie Watkins
Harry Kane (c)

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