England lineup vs. France: Predicted XI for World Cup 2026 third-placed playoff after Reece James injury blow

England manager Thomas Tuchel has been dealt yet different right-back enactment stroke up of Saturday's World Cup 2026 third-placed playoff against France successful Miami.

The Three Lions suffered a gut-wrenching but deserved 2-1 nonaccomplishment to Argentina successful Wednesday's semi-final, successful which the recently-recovered Reece James was forced disconnected with a caller evident musculus contented successful the past 10 minutes.

Tuchel was unsurprisingly not asked astir James's information successful the contiguous aftermath, but fixed the Chelsea man's past of fittingness woes, an quality astatine the Hard Rock Stadium is surely retired of the question.

The Three Lions tin erstwhile again telephone connected Jarell Quansah aft his two-game suspension ran its course, but the Bayer Leverkusen antheral should suffer retired to Nico O'Reilly, arsenic Djed Spence returns to right-back aft a standout showing connected Wednesday.

Tuchel whitethorn besides take to err connected the broadside of caution with John Stones fixed the 72-hour turnaround, frankincense allowing Ezri Konsa to instrumentality alongside Marc Guehi successful the mediate of defence.

However, with Jordan Henderson retired of contention and Kobbie Mainoo evidently retired of favour, Declan Rice and Elliot Anderson should beryllium afforded nary respite successful midfield.

Combining for England's bedlam-inducing opening extremity successful the semi-finals, Morgan Rogers and Anthony Gordon should reprise their roles retired wide too, portion Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane purpose to instrumentality to their deadly double-act ways successful the last battle.

England imaginable starting lineup:

Pickford; Spence, Konsa, Guehi, O'Reilly; Rice, Anderson; Rogers, Bellingham, Gordon; Kane

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