England have suffered an injury blow with Reece James a doubt for their next two World Cup games because of a hamstring problem.
The right-back will miss Saturday’s clash with Panama in New York and may not return in time for their last-32 tie.
It leaves manager Thomas Tuchel with further problems in the position after Tino Livramento was ruled out of the World Cup.
Tuchel opted not to pick Real Madrid’s Trent Alexander-Arnold, either in his initial squad or when choosing Chelsea centre-back Trevoh Chalobah to replace Livramento.
Djed Spence, Ezri Konsa and Jarell Quansah are the likeliest candidates to stand in for James in the match at the MetLife Stadium.
James has started both England’s win over Croatia and draw with Ghana but has been limited to 26 caps in an injury-hit career.
The Chelsea captain was absent for eight weeks between March and May with a hamstring strain before returning at the end of the season.
Last week, James said he was bored of talking about his history of injuries. He told BBC 5 Live: “I have one job, which is to be the best I can when I’m on the pitch. To be honest, I understand the stigma at the start, but after a while it gets boring.
“I’ve been fit for a long time before my last injury, and I don’t listen to too much noise. People always talk about injuries and availability, and to me it’s so boring now.”
