Man City Star Threatened to Fail to Enter the English Squad at the 2026 World Cup

JAKARTA - Manchester City midfielder Phil Foden is threatened with being cut from the England squad at the 2026 World Cup. Foden's unconvincing performance in the two friendly matches against Uruguay and Japan is a signal that Foden will only be on the waiting list.

The tight competition in the England squad made a number of big players have to be eliminated. Previously, Manchester United center back Harry Maguire received a warning from manager Thomas Tuchel. He was only the fifth choice because in that position there was already Marc Guehi who was the first choice.

Guehi, who is now playing at Man City, will duet with Ezri Konsa or Trevor Chalobah who are considered to have high mobility. Not only that, another defender at Man City, John Stones, is likely to be Tuchel's choice over Maguire who has 65 caps.

Despite having a calmer and more mature advantage because of his experience, Maguire is still underestimated by Tuchel. This is what makes the 33-year-old defender advised to withdraw from the national team.

The same fate was experienced by Foden who again fulfilled the call of the national team. He was the starter when playing a 1-1 draw against Uruguay. In that match, Foden played as number 10. However, when losing 1-0 against Japan, Foden actually played as a 'false nine' replacing an injured Harry Kane.

Only his report in those two matches was not good, alias red. Moreover, Foden has indeed struggled to achieve the best performance at Man City. Even though he is still 25 years old and has been chosen as the best player in the English Premier League, Foden seems to have passed his golden age.

Even since Tuchel has been handling the Three Lions, Foden has been repeatedly not called by the former Chelsea manager. Tuchel also revealed that he could not guarantee that Foden would be included in the England squad that would appear in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

"There is no guarantee that he (Foden) will get a call. He has tried hard. He showed excellent effort and performance during the training camp. But when he was on the field he even had trouble," Tuchel told The Sun.

"He also hasn't had many minutes to play at Man City lately. He was full of smiles when he came to the training camp. He also trained very well. This is what makes me confident that he can show it on the field. It turns out, he even had trouble and failed to make an impact in the game," he said.

Foden indeed has to work hard to get a place in the first team. Moreover, he rarely shows his best performance when playing for the national team. Even though he has 44 caps, Foden has only scored four goals.

Repotnya lagi, pemain yang termasuk bergaji tinggi di Man City, yaitu sebesar 225 ribu pound atau lebih dari 5 miliar rupiah setiap pekan ini harus bersaing dengan para pemain yang moncer di klubnya, Jude Bellingham dan Anthony Gordon.

In addition, there are still Morgan Rogers, Eberechi Eze and Marcus Rashford. It is clear that it is not easy for Foden to displace Bellingham who has shown consistency playing at Real Madrid. Likewise, Eze who is rising at Arsenal and Rashford is able to have an impact at Barcelona.

Tuchel himself will announce the squad on May 30, 2026. The former Bayern Munich coach is also very careful in determining the players. He also gives conditions for the players who are his choice.

"I study all the players all the time. When they are training and how they fit into this team. How they respond and respond to the game plan, including how they adapt," he said.

England will fly to Florida for a training camp in the US on June 1. They will play their first match against a team that cannot be taken lightly, Croatia, on June 17.