JACK GAUGHAN IN NEW YORK: Reece James now faces a race against time in order to prove his fitness for England's first World Cup knockout match, scheduled for next week.

England will assess the fitness of Reece James and Declan Rice ahead of their decisive World Cup match against Panama. | Football News

Reece James faces a hamstring scare ahead of England's 2026 World Cup match against Panama on June 28, while Declan Rice's calf issue looks more manageable.

England face Panama in their final group game with a place in the World Cup knockout phase already assured but Thomas Tuchel is sweating on the fitness of some key players

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, June 26 : England defender Reece James missed training on Friday ahead of his side's World Cup game against Panama, with the Football Association saying…

Reece James did not participate in England training on Friday

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Reece James, Declan Rice, and Bukayo Saka are injury doubts for England's FIFA World Cup 2026 Group L finale against Panama on June 27.

Reece James will miss England’s next two World Cup matches at least as he fights to recover from a hamstring injury

Reece James ruled out of at least two World Cup matches with a hamstring injury. Here's what it means for England and the fan token crypto market.

JACK GAUGHAN IN NEW YORK: Reece James now faces a race against time in order to prove his fitness for England's first World Cup knockout match, scheduled for next week.

Both players started the Group L games against Croatia and Ghana.

The right-back will be absent for the final group game versus Panama as well as England’s last-32 tie

The Chelsea captain will miss England’s Group L finale and is a doubt for their last-32 tie due to a hamstring injury

England coach Thomas Tuchel said right-back Reece James would miss Saturday's final World Cup group game against Panama with a hamstring injury but was hopeful he could return for…

Thomas Tuchel says Reece James's hamstring injury ahead of England's Panama match on June 28 was unexpected, with the defender targeting a knockout-stage

England’s qualification for the knockouts has already been confirmed, but Reece James’ injury has been a blow

England will face Panama at the World Cup on Saturday with the aim of topping Group L, but the Three Lions are set to be without Reece James, who's picked up a hamstring injury

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