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title: "West Ham captain not expected to make England World Cup squad"
canonical: "https://readwestham.com/2026/05/21/west-ham-jarrod-bowen-left-out-england-world-cup-squad/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Matt Bottomley"
section: "West Ham News"
published: "2026-05-21T19:06:40Z"
modified: "2026-05-21T19:07:06Z"
---

# West Ham captain not expected to make England World Cup squad

West Ham United captain Jarrod Bowen is not expected to be named in Thomas Tuchel’s 26-man England squad tomorrow.

[TalkSPORT’s Alex Crook](https://x.com/alex_crook/status/2057529937947459655) has reported that the 29-year-old will not receive the call tomorrow and will not be on the plane to the USA this summer.

> No place in England's World Cup squad for Jarrod Bowen either [@talkSPORT](https://twitter.com/talkSPORT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
>
> — Alex Crook ⚽️🎙 (@alex\_crook) [May 21, 2026](https://twitter.com/alex_crook/status/2057529937947459655?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

[Bowen](https://readwestham.com/2026/05/20/west-ham-jarrod-bowen-chelsea-liverpool-manchester-united-interest/) has not had his best year in a [West Ham](https://readwestham.com/) shirt this season, and yet has the second most goal involvements of any Englishman in the Premier League, second only to Morgan Gibbs-White, who is reported to have also missed out on the England [World Cup](https://readworldcup.com/) squad.

The Hammers captain will now have to swallow his disappointment and focus on helping [West Ham beat Leeds United on Sunday](https://readwestham.com/2026/05/21/head-to-head-west-ham-vs-leeds-united-2/), in their final Premier League game of the season. The Irons have to beat Leeds, [and hope Tottenham Hotspur lose](https://readwestham.com/2026/05/20/west-ham-premier-league-survival-lifeline/), to have any chance of staying in the top flight.