Bellingham, Foden Back In England Squad As Tuchel Includes Surprise Name

Bellingham, Foden Back In England Squad As Tuchel Includes Surprise Name

England has called up Jude Bellingham for their next World Cup qualifying matches against Albania and Serbia.

The Real Madrid player was not included in Thomas Tuchel’s October squad due to concerns about his character. Nonetheless, he has been selected again for the Three Lions’ November internationals.

Phil Foden has also been selected while Alex Scott has received an unexpected first call-up.

Bellingham’s condition was taken into consideration when the last England squad was announced, given that he had surgery over the summer to address a recurring shoulder problem.

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After returning to action, he had only played a few games with Real. However, throughout the ongoing countdown to the 2026 World Cup, people questioned why Tuchel was willing to neglect a crucial component of his plans.

Tickets to the Mundial have been securely obtained as the Three Lions advance flawlessly from their group and Bellingham will now have another opportunity to add to his 43 caps.

Foden, a playmaker for Manchester City, will give Tuchel’s team more inventiveness, and Scott, a midfielder for Bournemouth, aspires to make his senior debut.

England squad in full

Goalkeepers: Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), Jordan Pickford (Everton), Nick Pope (Newcastle United)

Defenders: Dan Burn (Newcastle United), Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace), Reece James (Chelsea), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), Nico O’Reilly (Manchester City), Jarell Quansah (Bayer Leverkusen), Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur), John Stones (Manchester City)

Midfielders: Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Jordan Henderson (Brentford), Declan Rice (Arsenal), Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), Alex Scott (AFC Bournemouth), Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace)

Forwards: Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United), Eberechi Eze (Arsenal), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Marcus Rashford (Barcelona, loan from Manchester United), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)

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