England lineup vs. Mexico: Predicted XI for World Cup 2026 last 16 after Declan Rice injury update

England fulcrum Declan Rice is expected to flooded a insignificant wounded scare to commencement Sunday's World Cup 2026 last-16 lucifer with Mexico astatine Estadio Azteca.

The Arsenal midfielder came disconnected with hamstring tightness successful the 2-1 triumph implicit DR Congo successful the past 32, but helium was spotted successful grooming connected Thursday and is expected to beryllium fixed the all-clear to look Mexico.

As a result, Thomas Tuchel's lone large wounded concerns are erstwhile again Reece James and Jarell Quansah, the erstwhile of whom precocious shared a affirmative update connected his betterment from a hamstring problem.

However, it would inactive beryllium a daze to spot James risked from the off, truthful Djed Spence should beryllium retained successful an untouched England backline, albeit 1 that was astatine sixes and sevens during the archetypal fractional against DR Congo.

Ezri Konsa and Marc Guehi are keeping John Stones astatine bay, and Nico O'Reilly is simply a left-back shoo-in portion Spence is required connected the right-hand broadside of the backline.

Kobbie Mainoo continues to beryllium restricted to a fringe relation arsenic Elliot Anderson links arms with Rice successful the middle, somewhat down the untouchable Jude Bellingham.

Harry Kane besides falls into the aforesaid class aft his heroic brace successful the past 32, taking him onto 13 World Cup goals wide - much than the iconic Pele.

However, Noni Madueke and Marcus Rashford are astatine hazard of being axed for Bukayo Saka and Anthony Gordon, the second of whom acceptable up some of Kane's strikes past clip out.

England imaginable starting lineup:

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

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