England players are walking a suspension tightrope ahead of their World Cup quarter-final against Norway.

The Three Lions meet the Norwegians on Saturday in Miami as they bid to reach the semi-finals.

In previous years, if a player received two yellow cards across any of the matches before the semi-final, they received an automatic one-game suspension.

However, under FIFA's new regulations due to the expanded World Cup format that includes an extra round of games, yellow cards are wiped twice throughout the tournament. The first was after the group stage and the next will be after the quarter-finals.

Jude Bellingham, Declan Rice, Marc Guehi and Nico O’Reilly would all be suspended for the semi-final if they picked up a booking against Norway and England made it through.

Suspension risk: Declan Rice

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He is not expected to have any further involvement at the World Cup but is set to stay with the group for the remainder of the tournament.

Reece James, Guehi and vice captain Rice also missed training on Wednesday.

The trio followed individualised programmes instead of taking part in the main session.

James is hoping to return for the quarter-final after missing England’s matches against Panama, the DR Congo and Mexico with a hamstring injury.

Tuchel has decisions to make on the wing positions but may be minded to stick with Anthony Gordon on the left and Bukayo Saka after both players performed well against Mexico.

England predicted XI vs Norway (4-2-3-1): Pickford; James, Konsa, Guehi, O’Reilly; Anderson, Rice; Saka, Bellingham, Gordon; Kane

Time and date: 10pm BST on Saturday July 12, 2026

Venue: Miami Stadium, Miami, Florida