Soccer-England's Rice, Guehi and James train separately as England prepare for Norway


Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - England Training - Swope Soccer Village, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. - June 30, 2026 England's Declan Rice and Harry Kane during training IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters/Jay Biggerstaff

KANSAS ⁠CITY, Missouri, July 8 (Reuters) - Declan Rice, Marc ⁠Guehi and Reece James did not ‌train with the rest of the England World Cup squad on Wednesday and instead followed individual programmes, the team ​said.

England play Norway in the ⁠quarter-finals in Miami ⁠on Saturday.

James has already missed three matches at ⁠the ‌tournament with a hamstring injury suffered in England's 0-0 group-stage draw with ⁠Ghana on June 23.

Rice is managing a ​neural problem ‌that troubled him towards the end of ⁠Arsenal's Premier ​League season and affects his hamstring and lower back. The midfielder was rested for England's 2-0 ⁠win over Panama in the ​group stage.

England defender Jarell Quansah is already set to miss Saturday's clash with Norway after his ⁠sending-off during England's dramatic 3-2 victory over Mexico in the last 16 at the Azteca Stadium on Sunday.

Rice, Guehi, Harry Kane, Jude ​Bellingham and Nico O'Reilly are ⁠also all walking a tightrope on yellow cards, ​with another booking automatically ‌ruling them out of a ​potential semi-final against Argentina or Switzerland.

(Reporting by Lori Ewing; editing by Clare Fallon)

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