England facing new major injury scare ahead of next World Cup game

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Marcus Rashford is reportedly an injury doubt to face Ghana in England’s next World Cup clash.The 28-year-old came off the bench to score the Three Lions’ fourth during Wednesday’s 4-2 win against Croatia.Rashford sealed England’s opening victory against Croatia earlier in the weekAFPHis impressive cameo of the bench has put him in line to potentially start in England’s next game on Tuesday.But having complained of a tight hamstring injury afterwards, the Manchester United forward could now miss out, The Sun reports.Made his MarcRashford, who helped Barcelona win the LaLiga title in the 2025/26 season, did not feature in England’s behind-closed-doors win over Sporting Kansas City on Thursday.The rest of those players that came off the bench – Bukayo Saka, who will semmingly have to have his minutes managed throughout the tournament, Morgan Rogers, Djed Spence and Marc Guehi – all started against the MLS side.England boss Thomas Tuchel is hoping to have Rashford available for training on Saturday with the squad given a day off on Friday.The German lauded Rashford following his outing off from the dugout at how he has impressed him in North America so far.He said: “He struggled for us to be decisive when he started, but he was always trying and got a bit unlucky for a long time.“We just had a talk [on Tuesday] where I told him that I’m very, very impressed with his last 16 days – how he was in camp, how he pushes on the field.”Rashford’s display against Croatia earned him a 7/10 in legendary talkSPORT broadcaster Adrian Durham’s player ratings.Speaking of the United academy graduate, Durham stated: “Terrific goal, but needed to get involved more.”Rashford is competing in his fifth major tournament with the Three LionsAFPShould Rashford fail to shake off his niggle in time, Anthony Gordon stands to once again start on the left wing.Victory for England will guarantee Tuchel’s men a place in the knockout stage with their final Group L clash against Panama to spare.What is the latest with Marcus Rashford’s future?Despite chipping in with 14 goals and as many assists across 49 matches for the Blaugrana across all competitions, Barca decided against activating the £26million buy option in his contract.It comes after Rashford publicly declared he would be happy to remain at the Camp Nou.Though he does still have a £40m release clause in his contract at the Theatre of Dreams.However, there are two teams that are blocked from triggering clause.England 30/1 To Beat GhanaSign up to talkSPORT BET and get 30/1 for England to beat GhanaCLAIM HERETerms: 18+ New Customers Only. Opt in, deposit & bet max £1 on England v Ghana – England – Match Result. Get enhanced odds paid in Free Bets, which expire in 7 days. Offer valid until 21:00 UK time on 23/06/2026. Click for T&Cs. GambleAware.org | Please gamble responsiblyWhile his future at Old Trafford is in question, United have been told they should think about reintegrating Rashford back into the team.talkSPORT’s chief football correspondent Alex Crook remarked: “He is going to be the subject of plenty of transfer stories this summer and is the subject of today’s transfer takeaway.“Now Barcelona’s buy option to make his loan deal permanent expired earlier this week, I’m told by senior United sources, they don’t plan to engage with the Spanish Giants over another loan deal.“So, Marcus Rashford available on the open market. We know he has a £40m release clause in his contract that can be activated by any team other than rivals Liverpool and Manchester City.“But when you see him play like that, coming off the bench, taking the game by the scruff of the neck, taking defenders on, scoring a brilliant goal from a fine finish, it does beg the question, are Manchester United maybe missing a trick here?“Should Michael Carrick be reintegrating Marcus Rashford into his plans for next season, and could he play a part in a potential title challenge.”