England defender Reece James may no longer play at the 2026 World Cup due to a back injury.

According to information from Sky Sports, the report showed that the loss of the 26-year-old football player was serious, but it was predicted that.

James was injured during the match of the other round of the group stage against Ghani (0:0). Zahisnik signaled to the coaching staff that he could not continue to play the game, however, having lost his position on the field, head coach Thomas Tuchel had already made five allowed substitutions.

According to foreign forecasts, the football player is not going to deprive the national team of promotion. He continues to work on updates and hopes to further help the English at the tournament.

The match between England and Panama will take place on 27 June at 00:00 Kyiv time. For Thomas Tuchel's team, victory guarantees first place in Group L and a more friendly opponent at the knockout stage of the World Cup 2026.