"Fifa permitted participating nations to submit a long list of 55 players for the tournament, which starts on 11 June, by midnight on Monday. Tuchel will now work towards cutting down the squad to a final contingent of 26 players for the tournament in the USA, Canada and Mexico. There has been no official communication of the provisional squad from the Football Association (FA), with the governing body planning to release England's final squad for the tournament on Friday, 22 May."
"It is understood Real Madrid defender Trent Alexander-Arnold has also made the preliminary list. Alexander-Arnold, Shaw, Welbeck and Scott were all left out of Tuchel's previous squad for the friendlies against Uruguay and Japan - but are still in with chance to make the plane across the Atlantic next month. It will be intriguing to see whether Alexander-Arnold makes the final cut, particularly because of the injury concerns Tuchel currently has at right-back."
"The former Liverpool man appeared to be facing an uphill battle to make the squad, with Tuchel preferring Chelsea's Reece James, Newcastle's Tino Livramento and Arsenal's Ben White in the position. Last year Tuchel said Bayer Leverkusen's Jarrell Quansah, whose natural position is centre-back, was ahead of Alexander-Arnold in the race for a right-back berth. But Arsenal defender White is a major doubt for the World Cup with a knee injury suffered in Sunday's win at West Ham, while Livramento is currently unavailable - though there is hope the Newcastle defender will be fit for the World Cup."
"James, who is Tuchel's first-choice right-back, has also only recently returned from injury. Elsewhere, Manchester United left-back Shaw could yet earn an international recall in time for the tournament. Shaw hasn't played for Eng"
FIFA permitted participating nations to submit provisional World Cup squads of 55 players by midnight on Monday. Thomas Tuchel has submitted England’s provisional list, with Luke Shaw, Danny Welbeck, and Alex Scott believed to be included. Trent Alexander-Arnold is also understood to be on the preliminary list. Tuchel will now reduce the squad to 26 players for the tournament in the USA, Canada, and Mexico. The Football Association has not issued official confirmation of the provisional squad, and FIFA plans to see England’s final squad released on Friday, 22 May. Alexander-Arnold, Shaw, Welbeck, and Scott were previously left out of Tuchel’s friendlies squads against Uruguay and Japan, but remain in contention. Right-back selection is complicated by injury concerns, with Reece James, Tino Livramento, and Ben White previously preferred, while White faces a knee injury and Livramento is currently unavailable. James has recently returned from injury, and Shaw could still earn a recall if fit in time.
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