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More from the Football Association on the confirmation that Trevoh Chalobah has replaced Newcastle defender Tino Livramento in the England World Cup squad, just over 24 hours before their first game of the tournament against Croatia in Dallas.

The FA statement makes it clear that Chalobah will not immediately join the squad in Dallas, but will instead make his way to their training base in Missouri:

"Arrangements are now being made for the Chelsea defender to make the journey to the team’s basecamp in Kansas City, while the rest of the squad will head to Dallas, Texas for the Three Lions’ opening group fixture against Croatia on Wednesday.

"Fifa regulations allow participating teams to replace an outfield player up to 24 hours before their opening fixture.

"Newcastle United defender Livramento picked up a calf injury in training on Sunday afternoon. A subsequent scan and medical assessment on Monday unfortunately confirmed he could play no further part in England’s tournament."

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And, as if the Football Association had read that last post, it has now been confirmed that Trevoh Chalobah has been called into England’s 26-player squad after an "injury sadly forced the withdrawal of Tino Livramento".

More to follow.

Just a clarification that outfield players who sustain a serious injury or illness can be replaced in a World Cup squad up to 24 hours before the team's first match of the tournament gets under way.

So in Tino Livramento's case, that means his withdrawal from the squad and replacement should be confirmed by 21:00 BST today.

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You have to feel for Tino Livramento, who has suffered his fair share of injury setbacks in his career.

Here is a rundown of the days he has missed through injury for both Newcastle and Southampton over the past five seasons, according to Transfermarkt:

2025/2026

Thigh - 45 daysHamstring - 55 daysKnee - 70 days

2024/2025

Illness - 6 days

2023/2024

Ankle - 47 daysIllness - 9 days

2021/2022

ACL - 354 daysKnee - 29 days

Myles Lewis-Skelly shares a lot in common with England's first-choice left-back Nico O'Reilly. He has also played as a holding midfielder for his club side this season, but his chances with the national team were hit by a lack of starts for the Arsenal first team.

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Sadly for Tyrick, his chances were dashed when he was left out of Thomas Tuchel's provisional squad, so the Crystal Palace defender has no chance of a call-up to this World Cup.

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The poll includes the three defenders that have been mentioned the most by our readers, but there are more options.

Thomas Tuchel can pick a replacement from anyone in his initial provisional squad, which included the following defenders:

• Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal)

• Levi Colwill (Chelsea)

• Trent Alexander-Arnold (Real Madrid)

• Lewis Hall (Newcastle United)

• Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan)

• Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea)

• Harry Maguire (Manchester United)
• Luke Shaw (Manchester United)

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You have used the 'Get Involved' button to submit a lot of ideas about how England should deal with the potential withdrawal of Newcastle defender Tino Livramento from the World Cup squad.

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Tino Livramento was one of the 11 players who came on when Thomas Tuchel opted to change his entire team at the halfway point of England's warm-up friendly against New Zealand.

His appearance was received positively by English media, with The Times reporter Hamzah Khalique-Loonat tipping Livramento to play a key role at left-back in livening up England's attacking play.

"Despite being right-footed and playing on the left, Livramento produced a strong performance, rotating positions with Gordon fluidly and using his runs into the attacking third and quick, sharp passes into midfield to inject pace and dynamism into England’s play," Khalique-Loonat wrote.

"Sometimes Gordon pulled wide while Livramento ran inside and, more conventionally, Livramento went high and wide as Gordon moved infield.

"Livramento’s versatility and physicality give him a good chance of starting at full-back in the coming weeks, even with Nico O’Reilly and James the present first choices."

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For those just joining us, Newcastle United defender Tino Livramento is a major doubt for England's World Cup campaign, with Chelsea defender Trevoh Chalobah poised to replace the full-back.

Livramento, 23, is understood to have sustained an injury during a training session on Sunday before England's World Cup opener against Croatia on Wednesday night (21:00 BST).

While the Football Association is not commenting on the extent of Livramento's injury, it is understood there are fears he could be out of action for up to four weeks.

Livramento's involvement in the tournament had already been in doubt after he missed the final five weeks of the season with a thigh injury.

Read more here.

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Here's a reminder of the players Thomas Tuchel currently has at his disposal for tomorrow's World Cup opener against Croatia:

Goalkeepers: Jordan Pickford (Everton), Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), James Trafford (Manchester City)

Defenders: Reece James (Chelsea), Tino Livramento (Newcastle), Marc Guehi (Manchester City), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), John Stones (Manchester City), Jarell Quansah (Bayer Leverkusen), Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City), Dan Burn (Newcastle), Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur)

Midfielders: Declan Rice (Arsenal), Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Jordan Henderson (Brentford), Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United), Eberechi Eze (Arsenal)

Forwards: Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Ivan Toney (Al-Ahli), Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Noni Madueke (Arsenal), Marcus Rashford (Barcelona, on loan from Manchester United), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle)

Who Thomas Tuchel picks as a replacement for Tino Livramento, who is now classed as a major injury doubt for this World Cup, could well give us an insight into his thinking.

One question is whether the England manager picked Livramento as a right-back or left-back, as he has played in both positions.

The inference is, if Trevoh Chalobah is chosen as a replacement, then Tuchel is bringing in cover for the left side of his defence, rather than the right.

Chalobah's regular position is centre-back, but he could provide cover for Dan Burn in that position, if Burn is needed to cover at left-back.

It is also important to note that Djed Spence can play at either right-back or left-back.

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Tino Livramento made 29 appearances for Newcastle during the 2025-26 season.

That's a huge step down from the 45 games he played for the Magpies across 2024-25.

Still, it was enough to convince Thomas Tuchel that he needed Livramento on the plane - in spite of his injury record.

Livramento played twice for England during their fantastic World Cup qualifying campaign.

Between appearances against Serbia and Andorra, he made five ball recoveries and completed 59 of his 61 attempted passes.

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Tino Livramento's injury woes go as far back as September, when he was carried off on a stretcher after landing awkwardly after jumping for a header during Newcastle's Premier League defeat by Arsenal.

His knee injury kept him out of five league games before he returned against Manchester City at the end of November - though the problem recurred over the Christmas period.

In January, Livramento limped off during Newcastle's FA Cup win over Bournemouth with a significant hamstring injury. He returned at the start of March in Newcastle's FA Cup defeat by Manchester City.

But in April, Livramento was back in the medical room - this time with a thigh issue, which kept him out of the end of Newcastle's season.

Livramento previously spent almost a year out of action when he tore his ACL at former club Southampton in 2022.