Liverpool · FA Youth Cup · Attacker · #73 · England · 17 yrs
Liverpool's teenage forward Rio Ngumoha will leave the England camp after making a major impression on Thomas Tuchel and his international team-mates. The 17-year-ole, who is not in England's 26-man squad for the World Cup, was named man of the match for his debut performance as a second-half substitute in Saturday's 1-0 warm-up win over New Zealand. England play their final pre-tournament friendly on Wednesday against Costa Rica - and it will be interesting to see if Tuchel selects Ngumoha again, especially as there will be a full squad to choose from following the arrivals of Arsenal quartet Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka, Eberechi Eze and Noni Madueke.
Liverpool forward Rio Ngumoha says he was "buzzing" to make his international debut and "show everyone what I could do" in England's first World Cup warm-up fixture against New Zealand last week. The 17-year-old, who was one of four youngsters selected by Thomas Tuchel to join his pre-World Cup training camp in Florida, became the fifth-youngest player to represent the Three Lions in history, coming on as a substitute in the 1-0 friendly win. "I'll say it was a crazy feeling," Ngumoha, who received the man of the match award, told England's media channels.
