Axed: Hoddle decided to leave out Gascoigne. Paul Gascoigne was left out of England's World Cup squad in 1998 simply because he was not fit enough, Glenn Hoddle reveals tonight.Gazza took his exclusion from the tournament in France badly, trashing a lamp in Hoddle's hotel room when he was summoned to receive the bad news.he Three Lions icon was left out by Hoddle for the 1998 tournament and the ex-boss admits the decision was a very difficult one.