England have suffered a blow to their World Cup campaign after defender Tino Leveramento was ruled out of the tournament with a shin injury, making Thomas Tuchel a last-minute change in the squad.The Newcastle United full-back suffered the injury during a training session on Sunday. After further examinations and scans on Monday, medical staff confirmed that Livramento would no longer be able to compete.“A scan and medical assessment later on Monday unfortunately confirmed that he can no longer take part in the tournament in England,” the English Football Association said in a statement.With England preparing for their opening group stage match against Croatia, Tuchel moved quickly to fill the void by calling up Chelsea defender Trevoh Chalobah. The 26-year-old is expected to join the squad at their training base in Kansas City before traveling with the team.Livramento’s inclusion in the original squad was largely due to his ability to operate on both flanks. Comfortable at both right-back and left-back, he was seen as a key utility option and was a key understudy for Reece James on the right-hand side of defence.Chalobah has primarily operated as a centre-back for Chelsea in recent years but also has experience at right-back, offering England another versatile defensive option at the tournament.England travel to Dallas for their World Cup opener against Croatia on Wednesday. Tournament regulations allow teams to make injury-related squad changes up to 24 hours before their first match, enabling England to bring Chalobah into the squad ahead of schedule.
