Soccer-England call up Burn in place of injured Guehi


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Newcastle United v Everton - St James' Park, Newcastle, Britain - November 2, 2026 Newcastle United's Dan Burn gestures REUTERS/Scott Heppell/File Photo

Nov 9 (Reuters) - Newcastle ⁠United defender Dan Burn has ⁠been added to the England squad ‌after Marc Guehi withdrew through injury, the Football Association said on Monday.

• The 34-year-old Burn, who ​has won 11 caps, ⁠joined manager Thomas ⁠Tuchel's squad at Tottenham Hotspur's training ground ⁠ahead of ‌Nations League fixtures against Croatia and Spain.

• Guehi, 26, ⁠was substituted at halftime of City's ​3-1 defeat ‌at Nottingham Forest on Saturday.

• British ⁠media reported ​that Guehi has a hip problem.

• England host Croatia at Wembley on Thursday ⁠before travelling to Madrid to ​face world champions Spain on Sunday in their final Group A3 matches.

• They ⁠are second in the standings with nine points from four games, three behind leaders Spain. Croatia are third and ​the Czech Republic fourth.

• ⁠England can secure a place in next ​March's Nations League quarter-finals ‌by avoiding defeat by ​Croatia.

(Reporting by Pearl Josephine Nazare in Bengaluru, editing by Ed Osmond)

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