World Cup Qualifiers

Why isn’t Harry Maguire playing for England in UEFA World Cup Qualifying?

The Manchester United captainis not with the national team for their upcoming World Cup qualifiers, find out why.

Harry Maguire of England celebrates after scoring
© GettyHarry Maguire of England celebrates after scoring

England will visit Andorraat the Estadi Nacionalin Andorra la Vellain theEuropean World Cup Qualifiers 2022on Saturday, October 9, 2021,at 2:45PM (ET). Several key players of the English squad will miss this game, and defenderHarry Maguire is one of them. Here you will find out why the 28-year-old star is out of this clash.

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This will be theirsixth overall meeting.No surprises here as Andorraare yet tograba triumph in head-to-head clashes, with Englandhaving celebrated a victory onall fiveof their precedingoccasionsso far, andno gameshave ended in a draw.

Their last match was played onSeptember 5, 2021, when The Three Lions cruised past The Tricolours with a final result of 4-0 in Matchday 4 of Group I. It promises to be an even more exciting clash as these two countries clash for the second time this year, again at theWorld Cup Qualifiers 2022.

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Why isn’t Harry Maguire playing for England in UEFA World Cup Qualifying?

After sufferinga calf issue, Harry Maguire was subsitituedin the1-0 loss to Aston Villa a little over a week ago, and he has since missed games against Villarreal and Everton. Coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer acknowledged after United’s 1-1 draw with Evertonthat he didn’t know how long the player would be away.

Thus, Maguire was ruled out of England’s next internationals against Andorra and Hungary, giving him time to prepare for next weekend’s Premier Leaguematch against Leicester. It is possible that the 28-year-old defender returns to training in mid or late October.

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With Harry Maguire out with a calf injury,Fikayo Tomori returns to the England team as one of four center backs, where he may win his second senior appearance after earning his debut against Kosovo in theUEFA World Cup Qualifiersin November 2019.

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