Why Chelsea’s Tuchel Shockingly Excluded Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham from England Squad: The Untold Reason Revealed
Despite those concerns, Thomas Tuchel had nothing but praise for Bellingham, underscoring the importance the midfielder holds in his plans for England. “Jude always deserves to be here,” the coach said. “He is a special player, and for special players there can always be special rules.”
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Other absences for England
Jude Bellingham is the most notable omission from England’s squad for the October international break, but he isn’t the only star missing. Asked during the same press conference if there was any issue with the Real Madrid midfielder, Tuchel gave a response that also addressed other players.
“No,” the coach said about Bellingham. “There is also no problem with Phil Foden or Jack Grealish either.” Foden’s absence is particularly surprising, given that he is a key figure for Manchester City and is not dealing with any injuries—he played the full 90 minutes in Wednesday’s Champions League match against AS Monaco.
“This is the decision, if they like it or not,” Tuchel stated, according to BBC Sport. “They know my appreciation, they know I clearly see and observe how good Phil is at the moment for Manchester City.”
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England’s full squad list
England currently lead Group K in the World Cup qualifiers with 15 points, seven ahead of Albania. With only three matches remaining, a win over Latvia on Tuesday, October 14, would seal their qualification for the 2026 tournament. First, however, they will play a friendly against Wales on Thursday, October 9.
For these two matches, Thomas Tuchel named a 24-man squad:
- Goalkeepers: Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), Jordan Pickford (Everton), James Trafford (Manchester City)
- Defenders: Dan Burn (Newcastle United), Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace), Reece James (Chelsea), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal), Jarell Quansah (Bayer Leverkusen), Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur), John Stones (Manchester City)
- Midfielders: Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest), Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest), Jordan Henderson (Brentford), Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan), Declan Rice (Arsenal), Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa)
- Forwards: Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United), Eberechi Eze (Arsenal), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Marcus Rashford (Barcelona), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa)
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