Overview
- Rice disclosed Sunday that he has managed neural pain in his upper hamstring since around Christmas.
- He was withdrawn after 72 minutes of England’s 4-2 win over Croatia because of discomfort and he backed Thomas Tuchel’s decision as a precaution.
- Rice said he is fit to start England’s next group game against Ghana in Boston, a match that would be his 64th appearance of the season.
- He called his season’s fixture load 'obscene' after about 63 games with Arsenal and England, linking his issue to wider worries about congested schedules and player care.
- England staff will continue short-term monitoring of Rice’s condition and say the squad are prepared for tournament conditions, with cooler, rainy Boston weather seen as helping their style of play.