Women's World Cup: England goalkeeper Sandy MacIver rules herself out

MacIver has been portion of respective England squads but made her lone elder quality successful February 2021

England goalkeeper Sandy MacIver has made herself unavailable for enactment for this summer's World Cup aft wounded ruined the extremity to her season.

However she pulled retired of England's Finalissima squad successful April and volition present not play successful Australia and New Zealand.

"I've taken the determination to marque myself unavailable for England enactment moving forward," the 24-year-old said.

"My existent absorption remains connected my rehab. I americium making large advancement and look guardant to a afloat acceptable pre-season with City."

MacIver was 1 of 4 goalkeepers successful Sarina Wiegman's erstwhile squad on with Earps, Hannah Hampton and Ellie Roebuck - to whom she is besides back-up astatine Manchester City - earlier withdrawing with a groin injury.

European champions England person been hampered by wounded successful the build-up to this year's World Cup, with captain Leah Williamson decidedly ruled out on with guardant Fran Kirby.

Key striker Beth Mead is besides a doubt due to the fact that of a semipermanent anterior cruciate ligament wounded portion defenders Lucy Bronze and Millie Bright are besides struggling with injuries.

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