ENGLAND are facing a Women’s World Cup crisis after a virus swept through their squad ahead of the quarter-final clash with Norway.
Phil Neville fears being without BOTH his centre-backs for the crunch last-eight tie in Le Harve – the biggest test of the Lionesses in the tournament so far.
Centre-back Mille Bright is rated as a major doubt to be well enough to play having been consigned to her room through sickness.
It is the worst possible news for England with captain Steph Houghton already struggling to play on Thursday through injury.
Houghton has still not recovered from the ankle injury she suffered as the result of a shocking challenge on her late in the controversial 3-0 win over Cameroon in the last-16.
And it leaves Neville having to plan to face Norway without the bedrocks of his defence – the two players he relies upon to keep things tight at the back.
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