England trio miss training before Norway quarterfinal

England faces significant injury concerns as it prepares for its FIFA World Cup quarterfinal against Norway in Miami on Saturday, with key players Reece James, Declan Rice, and Marc Guehi all missing the team's first training session this week. The trio followed individual programs on Wednesday at the team's base in Kansas City while the rest of the squad trained normally.

James, the Chelsea right-back, remains a major doubt for the crucial match. He has been sidelined since suffering a hamstring injury during England's second group-stage match, a goalless draw against Ghana in Boston. The defender has already missed three subsequent matches, including the team's dramatic last-16 victory over Mexico. His continued absence compounds a positional crisis for manager Thomas Tuchel, who has seen other right-back options depleted by injury and suspension.

Declan Rice and Marc Guehi also trained separately as they manage their fitness loads. Rice has been dealing with a persistent neural issue affecting his hamstring and lower back, which troubled him late in the club season and caused him to miss England's group-stage match against Panama. Guehi, who has started every match of...