Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThomas Tuchel has confirmed that four young players – Bournemouth midfielder Alex Scott, Fulham’s Josh King, Liverpool winger Rio Ngumoha, and one other unnamed individual – will join the England World Cup squad for warm-up friendlies in the US. These additions are to ensure a full squad for the upcoming friendlies against New Zealand and Costa Rica, scheduled for 6 and 10 June in Florida, allowing for careful management of player minutes. Several key players, including Arsenal's Eberechi Eze, Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka, and Noni Madueke, along with Crystal Palace goalkeeper Dean Henderson, will have delayed arrivals due to their involvement in the Champions League and Conference League finals. Brighton's Jason Steele will also join the squad as a training goalkeeper, a role he has previously fulfilled. England are preparing for their World Cup campaign, which commences on 17 June against Croatia, followed by matches against Ghana and Panama in Group L. In fullThe four extra England players called up by Thomas Tuchel to help prepare for World Cup friendliesThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
England to take extra players to US for World Cup preparation – who is going?
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThomas Tuchel has confirmed that four young players – Bournemouth midfielder Alex Scott, Fulham’s Josh King, Liverpool winger Rio Ngumoha, and one other unnamed individual – will join the England World Cup squad for warm-up friendlies in the US. These additions are to ensure a full squad for the upcoming friendlies against New Zealand and Costa Rica, scheduled for 6 and 10 June in Florida, allowing for careful management of player minutes. Several key players, including Arsenal's Eberechi Eze, Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka, and Noni Madueke, along with Crystal Palace goalkeeper Dean Henderson, will have delayed arrivals due to their involvement in the Champions League and Conference League finals. Brighton's Jason Steele will also join the squad as a training goalkeeper, a role he has previously fulfilled. England are preparing for their World Cup campaign, which commences on 17 June against Croatia, followed by matches against Ghana and Panama in Group L. In fullThe four extra England players called up by Thomas Tuchel to help prepare for World Cup friendliesThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
