Using WhoScored ratings, this is pretty close to Tuchel's favoured XI. Except with three major curveballs.
England‘s first match of the 2026 World Cup is fast approaching, and we have a pretty good idea of who will make Thomas Tuchel’s favoured XI. But does that match up to who performed best in 2025-26 statistically speaking.
Data firm WhoScored claim their ratings “are considered to be the most accurate, respected and well-known performance indicators in the world of football” – which makes them the perfect arbiter for which players have performed best over the past 12 months.
“The ratings are based on a unique, comprehensive statistical algorithm, calculated live during the game,” they explain.
