Declan Rice has reportedly deemed himself as fit to start against Argentina in England’s World Cup semi-final clash on Wednesday in Atlanta.The 27-year-old was hauled off at half-time alongside Arsenal teammate Noni Madueke in the 2-1 quarter-final victory over Norway.Rice has started in five of England’s six World Cup matches in North AmericaGettyIt was revealed prior to the match that the Premier League champion had been suffering from a sickness bug.Rice was absent from England training on Thursday, with boss Thomas Tuchel declaring he was feeling the effects of the bug against Norway.Tuchel told talkSPORT: “We knew that Declan was struggling, he gave a green light to continue maybe until the next water break.“But then I thought if we go 120 [minutes] and I don’t have Elliot [Anderson] on the field, we will get into trouble in substitutions later.“So we took a hard decision and took Declan off then, which paid off because Elliot could play the full 120, otherwise we would have been in trouble.”Meanwhile, in a separate interview with the media, the German said: “We knew Declan had struggled over the last three days, where he was in bed most of the time.”Dec the hallsDespite fears that he could miss a second World Cup match in North America, Rice looks set to make his sixth start of the tournament.According to widespread media reports, the ex-West Ham skipper has indicated to team medics that he will be okay to start against Argentina.Rice was present at England training in Kansas on Monday, with it thought he has now fully recovered from his illness.Tuchel had been told to leave Rice out of his line-up if the player hadn’t recovered in time instead of risking him as he did against Norway.Rice is still searching for his first ever international goal at a major tournamentWhat issues has Rice had at the World Cup?As well as dealing with sickness while across the pond, Rice has also had to contend with niggling injury issues.In what has been a gruelling 2025/26 season, Rice has made 67 appearances for club and country.Speaking last month, he declared that he has been battling nerve pain in his hamstring since December.Rice sparked early concern at the World Cup when he limped off during his side’s 4-2 opening win against Croatia.He then picked up a calf knock in the 0-0 draw with Ghana, resulting in him missing England’s final Group L clash against Panama.And in England’s 2-1 win over DR Congo in the round of 32, Tuchel revealed how the midfielder requested to be taken off in the closing stages due to ‘terrible pain’.World Cup WhatsAppDon't miss an update from talkSPORT in our dedicated World Cup WhatsApp channel.Search for ‘talkSPORT World Cup’ in your ‘Updates’ tab on WhatsApp and we’ll drop the proper, unfiltered football chat straight to your lock screen—no fluff, just pure talkSPORT energy.It’s where you’ll find out all the new rules to watch out for, England and Scotland reaction and big match player ratings. Plus there will be loads of debates on the biggest talking points as Haaland, Mbappe, Kane and the biggest names in football descend on America, Canada and Mexico.