FIFA U20 World Cup: Man Utd’s Alejandro Garnacho Among Breakout Stars Missing From Tournament2 min read

Other big names who will not be at the FIFA showpiece include Manchester United’s Alejandro Garnacho (Argentina), Chelsea’s Malo Gusto (France), Brighton’s Facundo Bounanotte (Argentina) and Sunderland’s Edouard Michut (France).

FIFA has told Sky Sports News this World Cup is being staged at a similar time in the calendar to its predecessors, and the world governing body had little choice but to run it outside of the international window, while trying to avoid clashes with other summer tournaments.

It is understood that the FA, along with a number of other European associations, asked FIFA whether they could make an exception to their rules, and allow squad changes based on availability, up to the tournament kick-off.

But FIFA rejected those requests, saying that fairness to all countries is key, and that theirs is an important principle that only allows squad changes because of injury, up to the eve of the first game.

The U20s World Cup has been dogged by politics and complications. FIFA stripped Indonesia of the tournament six weeks ago, after protests in the country against Israel being involved in the competition. Argentina stepped in as new hosts a few days’ later.

Sky Sports News has learned England’s U20s manager Ian Foster delayed the announcement of his squad, which was due on Wednesday, by 24 hours while he continued to negotiate with clubs across Europe.

Arsenal’s Marquinhos, who spent the second half of the season on loan at Norwich, is included in Brazil’s squad, while Huddersfield’s Etienne Camara features has been included in the France squad.

England won the U20s World Cup for the first time in 2017, with a squad that included Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Dean Henderson, Fikayo Tomori, Ainsley Maitland-Niles and Dominic Solanke.