Fresh Tino Livramento details emerge as Newcastle United receive World Cup injury update
Tino Livramento's World Cup hopes were cruelly dashed when he picked up a hamstring injury in England training.
England boss Thomas Tuchel has opened up about the “shock” at Tino Livramento’s training ground injury.
The 23-year-old suffered heartbreak when his World Cup dreams were dashed yesterday. Livramento - who spent the final five games of Newcastle United’s season on the sidelines - was always a risky pick.
His injury woes are well-documented, with the defender making just 17 Premier League appearances in 2025-26. Tuchel’s gamble backfired when Livramento picked up a hamstring strain ahead of the World Cup opener with Croatia.
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‘There was shock’ - Thomas Tuchel
Speaking to reporters before England’s first game, Tuchel sympathised with Livramento while outlining the timeline for his return as “four to five” weeks. That provides a silver lining for Newcastle - as he should be fit for pre-season - but cruelly put an end to his World Cup hopes.
“Tino was, of course, very disappointed and very sad, all of us were,” Tuchel said. “There was a little shock in training when he stopped training and he straight away had the feeling that this was an injury that could cost him the tournament and he was unfortunately right.
“After assessment, we got the information that it’s an injury of four or five weeks, which is unfortunately to keep rebuilding and reintegrating him into the squad, so we took the decision to send him home. He was, of course, disappointed and so were we, he was a key player and in good shape and available for both sides for us as a full-back.”
Thomas Tuchel explains Trevoh Chalobah decision
Three Lions fans have been left puzzled by Tuchel’s decision to replace Livramento with Trevoh Chalobah - a centre-back - in his 26-man squad. Lewis Hall, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Luke Shaw were overlooked to step in at full-back.
“We called Trevoh Chalobah because then we free up Jarell Quansah as a full-back on both sides and Djed Spece on both sides as a full-back,” Tuchel added. “So Trevoh comes as a centre-back alternative and gives us full coverage in the back four.”
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