The shock is total in England. Three weeks before the start of the 2026 World Cup, Three Lions coach Thomas Tuchel made radical decisions by excluding several executives from the selection when his list was announced.
Indeed, Harry Maguire (66 caps) was the first to sound the alarm on Thursday evening. In a message published on
Xthe central defender of Manchester United, who once again became a strong man in the group under the orders of Michael Carrick, said to himself “ shocked and devastated” by the decision of the German tactician not to summon him. “I was convinced that I could play a major role this summer for my country after my current season. »
Another major absentee from the trip to North America was Phil Foden. A big regular in the national team with already 49 caps at just 25 years old, the Manchester City attacking midfielder is paying the price for an up-and-down season. More often a substitute than a starter in recent months, he has a low record of 10 goals and 7 assists in 49 appearances this season.
The revolution is underway in England
Overall, Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Trent Alexander-Arnold (Real Madrid), Luke Shaw (Manchester United), Ben White (Arsenal), Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest), Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) or even Jack Grealish (Everton) are all not among the 26 players called up by Thomas Tuchel.
Unlike Dan Burn (Newcastle), Jarell Quansah (Bayer Leverkusen), Djed Spence (Tottenham), Tino Livramento (Newcastle), Jordan Henderson (Brentford) and even Ivan Toney (Al Ahli).
