Declan Rice suffering from sickness bug as England staff desperately try to contain it ahead of Norway clash

ENGLAND are desperately trying to contain a sickness bug in their camp just days before the World Cup quarter-final against Norway. Declan Rice missed a second successive day of training because of the illness. The midfielder, 27, is already suffering from a neural issue which has affected his hamstring and lower back. The BBC claim his condition has been made worse by the illness. Three Lions staff have taken steps to make sure nobody else is struck down. Thomas Tuchel is also sweating over Marc Guehi – but Reece James could feature against Norway on Saturday in Miami. READ MORE ON THE WORLD CUP Guehi, 25, is dealing with a hamstring issue and could miss the clash. James, 26, missed the last thee World Cup games with his own hamstring injury but SunSport understands he took part in all of England’s training session at the Swope Soccer Village and could feature. His return would solve a major headache for Tuchel after Jarell Quansah was slapped with a two-match ban for his red card against Mexico. Norway themselves are suffering from a bug with manager Stale Solbakken revealing there had been “some coughing and rasping” among camp members. Most read in Sport WORLD CUP 2026 FREE BETS AND SIGN UP OFFERS Jorgen Strand Larsen missed the opening win over Iraq last month while Marcus Holmgren Pedersen had to sit out of the Brazil victory on Sunday due to the fever. Martin Odegaard confirmed the lurgy among the camp. He said: “Yeah it’s been a little bit. “I think when you change temperature and air conditioning and all that, it’s normal. “It’s nothing major to be honest. “But yeah we’ve had a few people feeling a bit sick but nothing major and should be all good for Saturday.” Norway’s team doctor Ola Sand insisted the team were now “healthy” and “in control.” And boss Solbakken was keen to pour cold water on the situation. He added: “I think the illness is a rumour. “The Odegaard who is sick, it’s Martin’s uncle who’s a physio, he’s sick, it’s not Martin. “So everything is fine, every player is fine, so there’s no sickness among the players. “There’s one or there’s been one or two in the staff. At this moment, we are all ready to go.”