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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.<\/b><\/p>\n
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). <\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
If, as is now expected, Livramento is ruled out of the tournament, Chelsea defender Chalobah is set to replace him – though he will not join up with the squad until after the Croatia match. <\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Livramento, who was handed his international debut under Gareth Southgate in November 2024, has featured five times during Tuchel’s reign, starting twice.<\/p>\n
He came on at half-time during England’s 1-0 warm-up win over New Zealand but was left on the bench against Costa Rica.<\/p>\n
Reece James is Tuchel’s first choice at right-back but there are also question marks about his fitness, following another injury-plagued campaign. <\/p>\n
The 26-year-old missed nine games for Chelsea at the end of the season because of a hamstring injury.<\/p>\n
Other options who are already in the England squad include Djed Spence and Ezri Konsa. <\/p>\n
Spence, who can play on both flanks, has featured six times under Tuchel while Konsa, predominantly a centre-back, has played 11 times, including nine starts.<\/p>\n
Chalobah has not featured for England since June 2025 when he played the full 90 minutes in a friendly against Senegal, but was on the bench for multiple World Cup qualifiers under Tuchel. <\/p>\n
Like Konsa, the 26-year-old’s preferred position is centre-back.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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