Reece James missed the match against Panama and is also expected to miss the match against DR Congo. However, journalist Matt Law has noted that Reece James is confident he will recover from his injury and feature for England in this FIFA World Cup.

Reece James remains optimistic about his FIFA World Cup prospects, believing he can recover in time to play a key role under Tuchel.

With Quansah and James sidelined by injuries and Livramento withdrawing from the England squad before their FIFA World Cup campaign began, Tuchel now has only two fit full-backs available: O'Reilly and Spence.

The two will most likely start against DR Congo, but Tuchel also has an alternative: moving Konsa to right-back and Stones back to centre-back.

Tuchel's decision to call up Chalobah to replace the departed Livramento in England's 26-man squad, rather than Arnold, has drawn considerable criticism. Chalobah is primarily a centre-back but has also played as a temporary right-back during his career.

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