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FIFA live: England star's World Cup ended by injury
SEN • June 17th, 2026 8:17 am
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World Cup daily news. We will bring you the latest from around the world as the FIFA World Cup 2026™ finally gets under way (All times AEST).
DISASTER FOR ENGLAND
They have had a really unlucky lead up to this World Cup; tornadoes ripping through their location, a robbery that saw $30k worth of equipment stolen from their base and a shooting forcing them into lock down in Florida.
When Thomas Tuchel's side made it to Kansas to prepare for their opening clash against Croatia tomorrow (AEST) you might have thought the bad luck had run out.
Not so with news Newcastle's Tino Livramento has sustained a calf injury and has been ruled out of the entire tournament.
“Trevoh Chalobah has been called into England’s 26-player squad at Fifa World Cup 2026 after injury sadly forced the withdrawal of Tino Livramento," a statement from the FA said.
"MOST OPPRESSED"
Iran captain Mehdi Taremi and coach Amir Ghalenoei have taken aim at FIFA for the treatment he and his teammates are having to endure after being forced to flee the USA immediately after their opening round clash with New Zealand.
Amid the ongoing hostilities between the USA and Iran, the team are allowed to play their matches on American soil but not stay overnight meaning they are experiencing significantly more time in transit that other teams.
“Our team is the most oppressed one in the whole World Cup,” Ghalenoei said. “The Iran Football Federation is absent here. Our media isn’t here. Our management team – many of them aren’t here.
“We used to have a part of a coaching team to help with substitutions but we didn’t have that. Many in the technical area had to deal with that.
“We do not know why they are returning us (to Mexico). I think it’s very strange. It seems like others are doing the planning for us, decisions made elsewhere.
“We were supposed to stay tonight and return to Tijuana tomorrow lunchtime but I have no idea why."
Taremi added: “Everything is like a disaster actually for us… still we have some problems because we are supposed to be training tomorrow morning – recovery – then leave for Tijuana.
“But we have to leave Los Angeles right now, and it’s not good for us. It’s not good for the football, because in World Cup, you have to prepare good for the next game.
“Because it is a lot of stress for the players and the staff and everyone. But we don’t have that support and I think Fifa have to help us more than this.”
