England central defender, who has played all five games at the tournament, is to be assessed on Friday to see if he can play in the quarter-final match against Norway. The defender, who has performed extremely well this tournament, has a slight hamstring injury after the epic battle in the Azteca Stadium against Mexico. Declan Rice also missed training due to a stomach bug, but on the positive side, Reece James returned to training and is in contention to play on Saturday.
England’s Defensive Options Against Norway
On Thursday, England were told that defender Jarell Quansah, who started at right back against Mexico, will be banned for two games for his red card. When you look at possible England replacements, it seems like Djed Spence is the only natural right back available. If Marc Guehi is not fit enough to play on Saturday, the replacement options at centre back are Dan Burn, John Stones and Chalobah.
These names are capable replacements for the England team, who will be looking at Erling Haaland as their main threat. Whoever plays as a central defender against Norway will have to be physical and ready for a fight against one of the deadliest strikers in world football, Haaland.
