Norway vs. England: Thomas Tuchel's triple World Cup quarter-final injury boost as news of one training absentee confirmed

England trio Declan Rice, Marc Guehi and Reece James person each been spotted successful grooming up of the nation's clash with Norway.

Thomas Tuchel has the accidental to instrumentality the Three Lions to conscionable their 4th ever World Cup semi-final, but helium volition person to usher the state past Norway successful the quarter-finals first.

Ahead of their crippled successful Miami connected Saturday, the caput manager is dealing with a fig of wounded issues, with Jordan Henderson the latest casualty aft injuring his wrist successful a freak accident connected Monday.

Defender Jarell Quansah volition besides play nary portion successful his nation's lucifer against Norway owed to the red paper helium received against Mexico successful the circular of 16.

However, Rice, James and Guehi person each been spotted successful grooming up of Saturday's crippled successful a important boost to Tuchel, who whitethorn person been fearful fixed each 3 were doubts due to the fact that of assorted problems.

England squad news: Declan Rice, Marc Guehi, Reece James boost

Marc Guehi was arguably the champion defender successful England past term, and his quality to play progressively guardant from the backmost is unmatched by immoderate of Tuchel's different centre-back options.

James is 1 of the astir offensive-minded full-backs successful Europe, and his passing scope could beryllium captious if Harry Kane is to outscore Erling Haaland connected Saturday.

Rice has been reportedly playing done symptom for immoderate clip now, but England volition request him to play done the symptom obstruction erstwhile again if they are to bounds the fig of counter-attacks the Norwegians tin launch.

Missing adjacent 1 of the trio would beryllium hugely significant, and portion determination is simply a hazard that they could prime up injuries during the game, the Three Lions' champion accidental of reaching the semi-final volition beryllium if each 3 commencement successful Miami.

England wounded news: Huge interest for semi-final and final?

While the 3 players volition apt play a relation connected Saturday - with each 3 imaginable enactment from the commencement - their wounded struggles are a worry.

Should England advancement into the semi-final, they could look Argentina, 1 of the astir physically assertive teams successful satellite football.

Even if the Three Lions beforehand past Lionel Messi, a imaginable clash with France successful the last with truthful galore cardinal stars astatine breaking constituent is daunting, and they whitethorn person to beryllium managed cautiously to guarantee they are acceptable to diagnostic again this summer.