Trent Alexander-Arnold’s England World Cup hopes in doubt, so what now for Real Madrid defender? …

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Trent Alexander-Arnold's England World Cup hopes in doubt, so what now for Real Madrid defender?

Players have to push for their World Cup ticket – Tuchel

Trent Alexander-Arnold's omission from Thomas Tuchel's largest England squad is the latest blow to his stop-start international career and casts huge doubt on his hopes of playing at the World Cup.

Head coach Tuchel said on Friday he had "not yet" spoken to the 27-year-old about his exclusion, with the full-back now absent from four successive squads.

Alexander-Arnold is back playing for Real Madrid after injury but is not in the 35-man group for the last international camp before Tuchel finalises his squad for this summer's tournament in the USA, Canada and Mexico.

Tuchel thinks outside the box in final push for World Cup places with England expansion

Decision to essentially name two squads featuring 35 players overall is the ‘least messy’ solution and offers the best chance to assess fringe players

It has been on Thomas Tuchel’s mind for some time, certainly since his England team secured qualification to the World Cup last November with the perfect record – played eight, won eight, zero goals conceded. The March international window, the last one before the finals in the summer, was always going to be less ideal.

It arrives at the moment when the club season enters its final stretch; trophies on the line, European places, survival or relegation. The lot. It is not as if the players have not already been pushed hard. Now rotation for the very best, the ones that Tuchel counts on, is simply not an option.

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England squad for pre-World Cup friendlies: Kobbie Mainoo, Harry Maguire recalled

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Thomas Tuchel explains why he didn't name Trent Alexander-Arnold in his latest England squad. (1:17)

Manchester United duo Harry Maguire and Kobbie Mainoo have been recalled to the England setup but Trent Alexander-Arnold is left out as Thomas Tuchel named a mammoth 35-man squad for upcoming friendlies against Uruguay and Japan at Wembley.

Neither Maguire nor Mainoo have previously been selected by Tuchel before with both last appearing for England in a 2-0 win over the Republic of Ireland under interim boss Lee Carsley in September 2024.

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