Reece James remains injury doubt as England’s World Cup right-back woes go on

<ul><li><p>Defender unable to train with squad on Wednesday</p></li><li><p>Declan Rice and Marc Guéhi also trained individually</p></li></ul><p>Reece James is a doubt for England’s World Cup quarter-final against Norway in Miami on Saturday after he was again unable to train with the squad on Wednesday.</p><p>The right-back has been unavailable since <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jun/26/england-reece-james-ruled-out-two-games-world-cup-hamstring-injury-panama">he injured a hamstring</a> in England’s second group game – <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jun/23/england-ghana-world-cup-group-l-match-report">the 0-0 draw against Ghana</a> in Boston. Thomas Tuchel knew at the time he would be without him for at least two games and probably for a potential last 16 tie, which is what transpired.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jul/08/reece-james-remains-injury-doubt-england-right-back-woes-norway-world-cup-quarter-final">Continue reading...</a>