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FIFA WC: Failed Experiments Show Rice's Importance To England's World Cup Hopes
Alexis Mac Allister: England will be hoping midfielder Declan Rice is fully fit for their World Cup semifinal against Argentina after Saturday's quarterfinal win over Norway underlined his importance to Thomas Tuchel's side.
The 27-year-old, who has made 78 appearances for England, started the quarterfinal despite suffering from an illness, but looked well below his best and was replaced by Eberechi Eze after halftime.
Eze's introduction allowed Norway to gain control of central midfield, prompting Tuchel to bring on right-back Reece James to shore things up. However, England did not regain its balance until Morgan Rogers was introduced in the closing stages, reports Xinhua.
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