Livramento out of World Cup with Chalobah called up
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England’s World Cup campaign has suffered an early setback as Tino Livramento’s tournament is over after suffering a hamstring injury, with Trevoh Chalobah replacing him. The 23-year-old Newcastle defender missed the final five weeks of the season with a thigh injury but made the squad after recovering in time. However, this new injury means Chelsea defender Chalobah, who was on England’s stand-by list, will join up with the squad. It is thought the Newcastle full-back picked up the calf injury in training, while away from the cameras, and although the injury is not too serious, the decision has been taken that he will not play any part in the tournament. The Magpies added that Livramento will continue his rehabilitation with them. FA staff have moved quickly to bring in a replacement, with the FIFA cut-off for doing so fast approaching. World Cup rules say a player can be replaced in a squad for a genuine injury, so long as it is before a point 24 hours before their opening match. England play Croatia in Dallas tomorrow. However, that replacement can only be a player who was included in a nation’s provisional 55-man squad which had to be submitted to FIFA weeks before the final list of 26. If Livramento had picked up his injury a day or two later, England would have been forced to go through this World Cup with 25 players in their squad. Chalobah has been holidaying in the US, and is well known and admired by Tuchel from when he was Chelsea manager. Livramento is the third player to be replaced at this World Cup so far because of injury. Myles Lewis-Skelly, Lewis Hall and Luke Shaw were other alternative options included in the provisional 55-man squad.
What’s reported
Tino Livramento’s World Cup is over after suffering a hamstring injury.
Trevoh Chalobah has been called up as his replacement.
Livramento missed the final five weeks of the season with a thigh injury but had recovered in time for the squad.
The injury is thought to have been picked up in training and is not too serious, but he will not play any part in the tournament.
Newcastle said Livramento will continue his rehabilitation with them.
FIFA rules allow a replacement for a genuine injury up to 24 hours before the opening match.
The replacement must come from the nation’s provisional 55-man squad submitted weeks earlier.
If the injury had occurred a day or two later, England would have been forced to go with 25 players.
Chalobah was holidaying in the US and is known to Tuchel from his time at Chelsea.
Livramento is the third player replaced at this World Cup due to injury.
Other alternative options in the provisional 55-man squad included Myles Lewis-Skelly, Lewis Hall, and Luke Shaw.
Key figures
Tino Livramento (Newcastle defender, England squad member)
Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea defender, replacement)
Thomas Tuchel (England manager)
Rob Dorsett (Sky Sports News reporter)
Harry Maguire (Manchester United defender, omitted from squad)
Trent Alexander-Arnold (mentioned as potential replacement not called)
Cole Palmer, Phil Foden (mentioned as big names left out of squad)
Sources: Sky Sports
