Foden Not Guaranteed World Cup Squad Spot - Tuchel

England head Thomas Tuchel has said Phil Foden does not person a guaranteed spot successful his World Cup squad.

The 25-year-old Manchester City midfielder was nan only subordinate to commencement some games successful England's last campy earlier Tuchel selects his 24-man squad.

But he grounded to capable nan void near by striker Harry Kane's absence erstwhile he played successful a mendacious 9 domiciled successful nan defeat by Japan connected Tuesday.

And erstwhile asked aft nan crippled whether location are doubts astir nan player's spot successful nan World Cup squad, nan German said: "Well, it's not a guarantee that he will come."

Tuchel said Foden was "excellent" successful training but "struggles to show it connected nan pitch".

"Obviously he didn't person a batch of minutes for City recently, past he came to campy pinch nan brightest grin and was truthful bully successful training," nan England leader added.

"And I thought he will conscionable astonishment america and will play pinch nan aforesaid verve and excitement but, yeah, he struggles to person nan afloat impact."

Tuchel must taxable his last squad to Fifa by 30 May earlier they statesman their World Cup run against Croatia connected 17 June successful Arlington, Texas.

Foden was deployed arsenic a mendacious 9 against Japan but made small belief earlier Tuchel brought connected striker Dominic Solanke successful nan 59th minute.

He has started conscionable 4 of Manchester City's past 15 games and has not scored since 14 December, erstwhile he vanished a tally of six goals successful 5 games.