2 days ago Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice volition beryllium England's vice-captain for the World Cup.
Rice has earned 72 caps for the Three Lions and volition beryllium 1 of the astir experienced players successful Thomas Tuchel's starting line-up.
The 27-year-old has conscionable helped Arsenal triumph the Premier League for the archetypal clip since 2003-04 and scope the Champions League final, which they mislaid connected penalties to Paris St-Germain past weekend.
Rice filled successful arsenic skipper during Harry Kane's lack for the October affable against Wales, erstwhile Ollie Watkins replaced Kane successful the England attack.
"I deliberation I would accidental Declan is my vice-captain," Tuchel said aft Saturday's affable triumph implicit New Zealand.
Asked whether Rice knows helium has that role, the England manager added: "That is simply a bully question. I was conscionable reasoning astir it. Whether it is an authoritative happening oregon not.
"But I deliberation we had this speech erstwhile Harry was not successful campy with us. We started with Ollie and I deliberation Declan was captain. That was wherever I told him."
Rice and his Arsenal team-mates Bukayo Saka, Noni Madueke and Eberechi Eze person present joined England's grooming campy successful the United States and began enactment with the radical successful Florida connected Sunday.
Tuchel's broadside person 1 much affable against Costa Rica successful Orlando connected Wednesday and volition play a behind-closed-doors crippled with Miami FC earlier travelling to their Kansas City basal connected Saturday.
The Three Lions statesman their World Cup run connected 17 June against Croatia and besides look Ghana and Panama successful Group L.
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