Newcastle United defender Tino Livramento suffered a calf injury during training on Sunday, June 14, and has been ruled out of England's World Cup campaign after medical assessments on June 15 confirmed he could not play [1, 2, 3, 4]. Livramento, 23, had been doubtful due to a previous thigh injury that sidelined him for the final five weeks of the domestic season [1, 2, 3, 4].
Livramento made only 17 Premier League appearances last season, missing 15 matches with knee and hamstring injuries [2, 3, 4]. He made his England debut under Gareth Southgate in November 2024 and earned five caps under current coach Thomas Tuchel, starting twice [2, 3, 4]. He appeared at half-time in England's 1-0 warm-up win against New Zealand but did not feature in the friendly against Costa Rica [2, 3, 4].
Right-back options for England remain limited as Reece James is also injured. Other options include Djed Spence and Ezri Konsa [2, 3, 4]. Chelsea defender Trevoh Chalobah was called up to replace Livramento and will join England's base camp in Kansas City. Chalobah has not played for England since a friendly against Senegal in June 2025 but was on the bench for several World Cup qualifiers [2, 3, 4]. Meanwhile, the main England squad will travel to Dallas to prepare for their opening match.
FIFA rules allow teams to make squad changes up to 24 hours before their first group match, with replacements drawn from the initial 55-player provisional list submitted before the tournament [2, 3, 4]. England's first World Cup game is against Croatia on Wednesday, June 17, in Dallas [1, 2, 3, 4].
