Bellingham and Foden recalled to England squad
England manager Thomas Tuchel has recalled Jude Bellingham and Phil Foden to his squad for next week’s World Cup qualifiers against Serbia and Albania, while Bournemouth midfielder Alex Scott has been called up to the senior squad for the first time.
Tuchel has resisted calls to include Brighton striker Danny Welbeck while attacking midfielder Jack Grealish, who is on loan at Everton from Manchester City, and right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold miss out.
Alexander-Arnold’s Real Madrid team-mate Bellingham was left out of Tuchel’s squad for games in October, when the 22-year-old had just returned from shoulder surgery.
Manchester City playmaker Foden had not been selected in the past three England squads, with his last international appearance in March against Latvia.
England qualified for the 2026 World Cup by thrashing Latvia last month and will host Serbia on Thursday, 13 November before travelling to Albania three days later in their final Group K game.
The two fixtures will be their final competitive outings prior to next summer’s World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States.
Scott, 22, was part of the England side that won the European Under-21 Championship in the summer.
He has featured in all 10 of Bournemouth’s Premier League matches this season, scoring once and helping them to fifth in the table.
Newcastle goalkeeper Nick Pope, Manchester City defender Nico O’Reilly and Crystal Palace midfielder Adam Wharton are the other players back in the squad.
The players dropped from the last international break are Morgan Gibbs-White, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, James Trafford and Ollie Watkins.
Tuchel will discuss his latest squad at a news conference being held at 11:00 GMT on Friday.
The return of Bellingham and Foden follows their high-profile omissions for England’s games in October.
Bellingham was left out having made just one start following his shoulder operation, and despite Tuchel saying the midfielder wanted to be included in the squad.
The England boss also said he had “no problem” with Bellingham, having apologised in August for “unintentionally” describing the player’s on-field behaviour as “repulsive”.
Foden has shown improved form for Manchester City this season and has been recalled on the back of two goals in a 4-1 win against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Full England squad
Goalkeepers: Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), Jordan Pickford (Everton), Nick Pope (Newcastle Utd)
Defenders: Dan Burn (Newcastle United), Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace), Reece James (Chelsea), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), Nico O’Reilly (Manchester City), Jarell Quansah (Bayer Leverkusen), Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur), John Stones (Manchester City)
Midfielders: Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Jordan Henderson (Brentford), Declan Rice (Arsenal), Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), Alex Scott (Bournemouth), Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace)
Forwards: Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United), Eberechi Eze (Arsenal), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Marcus Rashford (Barcelona, loan from Manchester United), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)
