England full-back Tino Libramento has been left out of the squad. world cup A calf injury on Tuesday forced manager Thomas Tuchel to make second-half changes to his squad for the opening game against Croatia.
Chelsea defender Trevor Chalobah was called up as a substitute and was due to travel to England’s training camp in Kansas City.
The English Football Association announced that Newcastle defender Libramento suffered the injury during training on Sunday.
“Following tests and a medical assessment on Monday, it has been regrettably confirmed that he will be unable to play any further in England,” the newspaper said in a statement.
Libramento is comfortable playing at either right-back or left-back and was chosen primarily for his versatility. He was primarily seen as a backup to injury-prone right-back Reece James.
Chalova has primarily played as a centre-back for Chelsea in recent seasons, but he also has experience at right-back.
England travel to Dallas for their first group game against Croatia on Wednesday.
Teams may call up injured substitutes up to 24 hours before kick-off of the first match.
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AP Sports Writer Steve Douglas contributed to this report.
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