Thomas Tuchel has chosen 51 players for the World Cup, but he needs to pick only 26 by next week. Jude Bellingham is likely to be in the final team despite not having a great season.

Tuchel has left Bellingham out of teams before. Bellingham was important for England in the Euro 2024 final, but has struggled to impress Tuchel.

Tuchel says that being famous is not enough to play for the team. He chooses players based on how well they play. Bellingham has not played well this season and has been injured.

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Bellingham was criticized by Tuchel for getting angry when he was replaced in a match last year.

Tuchel said he would review the situation and saw that Bellingham was unhappy. He does not want to make it a big issue. Competitive players like Bellingham do not like being replaced.

England will play two practice matches before the World Cup. Their first match is against Croatia on June 17th.

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