England vs. Argentina: Thomas Tuchel receives fresh injury boost before World Cup semi-final showdown

England person been boosted by the quality regarding Nico O'Reilly’s fittingness up of Wednesday’s World Cup 2026 semi-final showdown with reigning champions Argentina successful Atlanta.

The Three Lions are successful precocious spirits aft coming from down to beat Norway 2-1 aft other time successful the quarter-finals past weekend.

O’Reilly started that lucifer astatine left-back – his 5th commencement successful six games astatine the World Cup – but the Manchester City starlet was taken disconnected successful the 86th infinitesimal soon earlier other clip began.

It has since emerged that O’Reilly gestured to the seat asking to beryllium substituted aft feeling a occupation with his hamstring.

However, Sky Sports News reports that the 21-year-old has not suffered immoderate large strain and helium should beryllium capable to instrumentality afloat portion successful grooming this week.

Djed Spence came connected for O’Reilly against Norway and is different left-back enactment for caput manager Thomas Tuchel, but O’Reilly is expected to stay successful the archetypal XI against Argentina if helium comes done training.

England vs. Argentina: O’Reilly, Rice acceptable to instrumentality portion successful afloat grooming this week

Elsewhere connected the fittingness beforehand for England, Declan Rice is thought to person afloat recovered from a sickness bug that forced him to walk 3 days successful furniture successful the build-up to the quarter-final.

Rice came disconnected astatine fractional clip against Norway, but similar O’Reilly, the Arsenal midfielder is expected to bid afloat with his teammates this week.

Some different England stars, including skipper Harry Kane, Elliot Anderson, Marc Guehi and John Stones who each played the afloat 120 minutes against Norway, volition beryllium monitored successful grooming arsenic they proceed to retrieve from the utmost vigor and humidity experienced successful Miami.

Guehi had missed a fig of grooming sessions successful the build-up to England triumph implicit Norway owed to a insignificant hamstring tweak, portion Stones had lone played a full of 35 minutes astatine this summer’s tourney earlier that constituent and had not featured overmuch for Man City earlier this year.

Nevertheless, some Guehi and Stones are successful contention to clasp their centre-back concern against Argentina, with Ezri Konsa perchance continuing astatine right-back if Reece James is not afloat acceptable to start.

Tuchel volition clasp a pre-match property league with 1 elder England subordinate connected Tuesday wherever helium volition connection a caller update connected the fittingness of his squad up of the Three Lions’ clash with Argentina, who besides required other clip to beat Switzerland 3-1 successful the quarter-finals.