England may very well be set for a World Cup blow with Harry Kane requiring a scan on an ankle harm.
Kane took a heavy blow to the ankle within the 6-2 thrashing of Iran earlier than being changed by Callum Wilson within the second half.
It just isn’t but identified whether or not the harm will hold him out of the Three Lions’ second group sport in opposition to USA on Friday, though we perceive he’s a serious doubt.
After their World Cup opener, England boss Gareth Southgate initially performed down fears over an harm to Kane, saying: “I feel Harry’s high quality.
“It looked like a bad tackle but he carried on in the game. We took him off because we felt it was a moment in the game we could do that.
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Even if the scan shows up nothing serious, Southgate may now choose to rest Kane against the USA to protect him. If Kane can’t play, Wilson would vie for a starting spot with Marcus Rashford, who scored in the win over Iran.
It would be a significant blow to lose the Tottenham star, though. He did not get himself on the scoresheet against Iran but he laid on assists for Rashford and Raheem Sterling.
He is also a proven scorer at major tournaments having scored six times at the 2018 World Cup and another four at Euro 2020.
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