THOMAS TUCHEL’s England squad has been ravaged by injury ahead of the Three Lions’ last World Cup qualifiers.
Tuchel’s troops will close out their Group K campaign with back-to-back matches against and .
England close out their 2026 World Cup qualifiers next weekCredit: Getty
But Thomas Tuchel won’t be able to call on the services of three players for the gamesCredit: Getty
But he won’t be able to call on the services of Newcastle duo and and Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi.
Gordon, 24, was absent from the Magpies squad which suffered a 3-1 defeat to Brentford on Sunday.
Pope, meanwhile, started between the sticks but was replaced by in the 77th minute, much to the surprise of many.
But it’s emerged that the pair will miss the match due to a hip injury and concussion respectively.
Toon boss Howe said: “Initially, I wasn’t told anything in the sense that he was concussed and then a message came that we wasn’t feeling too well and he had to come off.
“It probably affects [whether he reports for England duty], yeah.”
Palace skipper Guehi, meanwhile, is out with the foot injury he suffered in the Eagles’ 3-1 Conference League win over AZ Alkmaar on Thursday.
When pressed on Guehi’s injury, Glasner told Sky Sports: “Overnight, he couldn’t sleep.
Anthony Gordon will miss the qualifiers with a hip injuryCredit: SHUTTERSTOCK
Magpies skipper Nick Pope is also out of the squad with a concussionCredit: REUTERS
Crystal Palace skipper Marc Guehi is also out of the squad with a foot injuryCredit: GETTY
“It was so painful and the next day we assessed him and it was a heavy bone bruise.
“He was walking on crutches the last two days and couldn’t even step on his foot.
“Fortunately, nothing is broken. But at the moment he can’t even walk. It looks like he will miss England‘s games.
“But after, maybe in 10-14 days hopefully he can return to training and be available again.”
A 5-0 win over Latvia last month sealed England‘s place at next summer‘s tournament, which will take place in Canada, Mexico and the USA.
Qualifying for the tournament was a major personal achievement for former Chelsea gaffer Tuchel.
He said: ““My childhood dream to go to the World Cup.
“I could not be more proud than to go with you guys, we will rock this thing in America next year. Okay, let’s go!”
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