England defender Ben White has left the World Cup for ‘personal reasons’ and is expected to miss the remainder of the tournament.##NAJAVA_MECA_6853952##A statement from the Football Association announced the news with the Arsenal defender now heading home.Ben White has left England’s training base in Al Wakrah and returned home for personal reasons.The Arsenal defender is not expected to return to the squad for the remainder of the tournament.We ask that the player’s privacy is respected at this moment in time.The 25-year-old did not appear in any of England’s three group stage games as they booked their place in the knockout stage with wins over Iran and Wales and a draw with USA.Ben White has returned home from the World Cup for personal reasons and isn’t expected to return to the squad for the rest of the tournament.Hope everything is okay! 🙏❤️ pic.twitter.com/3DXBVumOWL— Back Again W/Troopz Podcast (@backagain) November 30, 2022 A replacement cannot be called up at this stage, so England will continue with a 25-man squad in Qatar as they prepare to take on Senegal in the last 16 on Sunday.Arsenal repeated the FA’s statement, adding the line: “We’re all with you, Ben.”White hasn’t featured in any of England’s three matches in the tournament so far.
