England's right-back crisis: Reece James, Djed Spence, Ezri Konsa - who starts in World Cup quarter-final against Norway?

England’s defensive defiance in Mexico City was magnificent. But next comes the reality check: Norway in Miami with a patched-up back-line.

England's players have had two days off to switch off, and recover both physically and mentally from all that Mexico City took out of them. Thomas Tuchel told them to ignore football completely, relax with their friends and family and decompress fully.

The players have done exactly that - sunbathing, popping to the local coffee shop, and enjoying the lovely lake and park that is immediately outside their hotel. We bumped into Tuchel doing that on a bike, and also the late defensive hero from the Azteca Stadium, Dan Burn.

But now is the time to park the bikes and focus the minds. The attention shifts very quickly away from recovery and relaxation and it turns instead to the impending battle with Norway - and Erling Haaland - on Saturday.

The struggle is most keenly felt in the right-back position where it feels like England are back to square one.

Even before an English player had kicked a ball at this World Cup, there has been a crisis on the right side of defence. Tuchel has glossed over it, tried to protect morale and his own mistakes in selection.

But there is mitigation aplenty too. To see one right-back injured in a tournament is unfortunate. To lose three to injury and one to suspension is cataclysmic.