Bukayo Saka Archives: 07/2026

Bukayo Saka has admitted England’s World Cup semi-final defeat was tough to take, but they plan to use it as fuel at the next tournament.

Thomas Tuchel has explained why Bukayo Saka missed England’s World Cup semi-final against Argentina, despite the Arsenal star insisting he was fit.

England suffered elimination from the World Cup on Wednesday night, but Arsenal’s English internationals can’t return home just yet.

Over half of Arsenal’s World Cup internationals have made it to the semi-final stage of the competition, meaning they’ll remain at the tournament until the final weekend.

Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka, and Martin Odegaard all look set to be available for the World Cup quarter-final between England and Norway on Saturday night, despite some recent concerns over the trio.

Declan Rice has missed England training through illness, making him the second Arsenal player in doubt for the Norway quarter-final.

Arsenal lead the Premier League clubs for the most goal involvements at the World Cup so far, and with 10 players in the quarter-finals, their tally could increase further.

The fate of all of Arsenal’s World Cup last-16 players is now known, and 10 of them are set to miss the start of pre-season this summer.

Bukayo Saka matched a couple of records with his assist against Mexico on Sunday night, and he now has the chance to break them.