Thomas Tuchel has been handed a double injury boost ahead of England’s clash against Norway.
Declan Rice and Marc Guehi, who were both concerns for the quarter-final, trained with the squad in Miami.
Rice has been struggling with an illness, while Guehi has been dealing with a hamstring issue.
Reece James also took part, but is being closely managed following a hamstring problem and is unlikely to start.
Jordan Henderson was the only member of the squad missing after breaking his wrist and arm during the celebrations in England’s last game.
England’s assistant manager Anthony Barry, who has become a figure during half-time interviews in the Three Lions matches, called for England to take the game to Norway.
“We believe that the petrol tank is full, the foot is on the gas, and now maybe we just need to take the handbrake off.
“Sometimes that can happen with the opponents that we’re facing; sometimes maybe that will happen when they really see the light at the end of the tunnel.
Thomas Tuchel has been handed a double injury boost
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“There’s only 11 days left and now is the time to take the handbrake off and go all in.
“We think that the public and everyone has seen so many good faces of this team, but we still believe there’s some left to show.
“And if they click, if they become coherent and be able to find a cohesive performance that we think they’re capable of, then it could be pretty exciting to watch,” he told talkSPORT.
Barry’s belief in his side comes from England’s brilliant effort at the Azteca Stadium.
Declan Rice seen training with Jude Bellingham ahead of England’s last-eight clash
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He continued: “I think Thomas and I certainly hoped or believed it from the day we took the job.
“It’s our job to believe and make the players and the rest of the nation believe with us.
“There were 48 teams at the start of the competition. We’re down to eight. I think if you ask the other seven countries, they will also now start to dream and see the light at the end of the tunnel.
“But, for us, we’ve since day one said we want to try and put the second star on the shirt. We’re here to compete, but so are all the other seven teams that are left.”
Anthony Barry (Right) has backed the Three Lions to take the game to Norway
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Barry believes Tuchel will bring the best out of England’s elite players, but does predict a “difficult game” against Norway.
He said: “We expect to see a lot of names on the team sheet that I know, that you know, that a lot of fans know from the elite players we see in the Premier League every week.
“You can see that they’re a nation that’s together. You can see in the way they do this fantastic celebration that it’s a nation that’s united, that’s behind the team.
“I think that level of patriotism inside of a World Cup is quite powerful, so we come up against a unit that’s physical, that’s strong, that’s together. Almost words that I would use to describe our own team.
“So, we expect a difficult game, we expect Miami, we expect the heat, all of these things. Every game in the World Cup poses hurdles, and Norway will be no different. We have to overcome them.”
