ENGLAND will enter their World Cup semi-final without the worry of yellow cards robbing them of their best players.
Fifa wipe yellow cards after the quarter-finals so the Three Lions will be at virtually full strength to face either Argentina or Switzerland in the final four.
England will have their star men for whoever they face in the semi-finals Credit: Shutterstock Editorial
Jude Bellingham was in danger of missing the semi-final, but the yellow cards are now wiped Credit: Getty
That is with the exception of Jordan Henderson and his freak arm injury, of course.
And Jarrel Quansah who will serve the second game of his two-match ban for his red card against Mexico.
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The four players carrying yellow cards into the 2-1 win over Norway were Declan Rice, Jude Bellingham, Marc Guehi and Nico O’Reilly – all of whom came out of the game unscathed.
In fact, no England players were booked during the sweltering battle in Miami.
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The referee only reached into his pocket once in the game and that yellow went to Brentford‘s Kristoffer Ajer of Norway.
England came from 1-0 down to book their place into Wednesday’s fixture.
For Argentina, only Gonzalo Montiel is at risk of suspension. For the Swiss, key men Granit Xhaka, Denis Zakaria and Miro Muheim are walking the tightrope.
Andreas Schjelderup gave the Norwegians the lead in the first half with a flukey cross-come-shot that whizzed past Jordan Pickford.
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England will have 24 players available for their semi-final clash Credit: Getty
Bellingham’s majestic first touch helped him surge into the box and score the equaliser on the stroke of half-time.
As the weather weighed on both teams, the game crawled into extra time where Bellingham proved the sharpest once more.
Morgan Rogers unleashed an effort from 25 yards that Norway ‘keeper Orjan Nyland spilled and the Real Madrid man reacted the quickest to slot home.
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ENGLAND did it the hard way, but they fought back from 1-0 down to book their place in the World Cup semi-finals.
A brace from Jude Bellingham cancelled out Andreas Schjelderup’s flukey opener as England were forced to go to extra-time in the extreme Miami heat.
Now a semi-final awaits as Thomas Tuchel’s men found a way to get the job done.
Here is how JattvibeSport’s Tom Barclay rated England’s players live from Miami.
