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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Miguel Delaney

Tino Livramento to miss World Cup as replacement named – and it’s not Trent Alexander-Arnold

  • England defender Tino Livramento has been ruled out of the World Cup due to a calf injury, presenting an early challenge for Thomas Tuchel’s squad preparations.
  • This injury setback occurs just one day before the Three Lions are scheduled to play their opening match against Croatia in Dallas on Wednesday.
  • Thomas Tuchel has a deadline of 9pm (BST) on Tuesday to replace Livramento in the 26-man squad, which is 24 hours prior to England’s first game of the tournament, and he has decided to call up Chelsea defender Trevoh Chalobah.
  • Chalobah is a somewhat surprising call over Real Madrid’s Trent Alexander-Arnold, as the Chelsea man primarily plays as a centre-back rather than covering the full-back positions.
  • For Livramento, 23, this is a significant personal blow as it was his first major tournament call-up, having already earned five caps for England.

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