MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Cole Palmer has been called up to the England squad after being controversially omitted from the World Cup.
Real Madrid's Trent Alexander-Arnold was also named in Thomas Tuchel squad after being overlooked in the summer.
Palmer and Alexander-Arnold were among a host of high-profile absentees from Tuchel's World Cup squad, along with Phil Foden, Harry Maguire and Luke Shaw. There was still no place Foden, Maguire and Shaw for the upcoming Nations League games.
Liverpool's 18-year-old forward Rio Ngumoha has also been included along with Bournemouth midfielder Alex Scott.
England plays world champion Spain, Croatia and two games against Czech Republic in the first international window of the season.
England came third at the World Cup, its best place since winning the tournament in 1966. But Tuchel was criticized for his handling of the semifinal defeat to Argentina when leading 1-0 up until the 85th minute before losing 2-1.
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England squad:
Goalkeepers: Jordan Pickford (Everton), Jason Steele (Brighton), James Trafford (Leeds)
Defenders: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Real Madrid), Jarrad Branthwaite (Everton), Trevoh Chalobah (Como), Marc Guehi (Manchester City), Lewis Hall (Newcastle), Ezri Konsa (Arsenal), Tino Livramento (Newcastle), Nico O’Reilly (Manchester City), Jarell Quansah (Bayer Leverkusen)
Midfielders: Elliot Anderson (Manchester City), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal), Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United), Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Declan Rice (Arsenal), Alex Scott (Bournemouth)
Forwards: Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds), Eberechi Eze (Arsenal), Anthony Gordon (Barcelona), Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool), Marcus Rashford (Manchester United), Morgan Rogers (Chelsea), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)
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