Defender Reece James could miss the rest of England's World Cup campaign after being ruled out of at least their next two matches.
The Chelsea right-back will not feature in the Three Lions' final Group L game against Panama or their round of 32.
James, who played every minute of England's opening two matches, suffered a hamstring injury in the 0-0 draw with Ghana.
Should England progress further than that he could make a return, but even that is in doubt according to widespread reports.
It is a further blow to Thomas Tuchel's options in that area of the pitch after Newcastle right-back Tino Livramento withdrew on the eve of the tournament.
He was replaced by Chelsea centre-back Trevoh Chalobah, meaning the only other natural full-back left to cover James' absence is Djed Spence, who more regularly operates on the left.
Centre-backs Jarell Quansah and Ezri Konsa are the other right-back options.
More World Cup content from Sporting Life
- World Cup Acca
- World Cup betting guide
- Group A: Mexico; South Africa; South Korea; Czechia
- Group B: Canada; Bosnia; Qatar; Switzerland
- Group C: Brazil; Morocco; Haiti; Scotland
- Group D: USA; Paraguay; Australia; Turkiye
- Group E: Germany; Curacao; Ivory Coast; Ecuador
- Group F: Netherlands; Japan; Sweden; Tunisia
- Group G: Belgium; Egypt; Iran; New Zealand
- Group H: Spain; Cape Verde; Saudi Arabia; Uruguay
- Group I: France; Senegal; Iraq; Norway
- Group J: Argentina; Algeria; Austria; Jordan
- Group K: Portugal; DR Congo; Uzbekistan; Colombia
- Group L: England; Croatia; Ghana; Panama
- Outright preview
- Golden Boot preview
- Golden Ball preview
- FREE World Cup wallchart
- FREE World Cup sweepstake kit
- World Cup: All you need to know
- Fixtures, results and live scores
Safer gambling
We are committed in our support of safer gambling. Recommended bets are advised to over-18s and we strongly encourage readers to wager only what they can afford to lose.
If you are concerned about your gambling, please call the National Gambling Helpline / GamCare on 0808 8020 133.
Further support and information can be found at begambleaware.org and gamblingtherapy.org.
