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England skipper Harry Kane volition beryllium acceptable to play successful Friday's World Cup lucifer against the United States, says manager Gareth Southgate.
The striker injured his ankle aboriginal successful the 2nd fractional of Monday's opening 6-2 triumph implicit Iran successful Group B and was aboriginal substituted.
"Harry is fine. He has worked somewhat separately from the radical but each bully for Friday night," said Southgate.
"He had a scan [on Wednesday] to marque definite everything is fine."
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Tottenham's Kane has scored 51 goals successful 76 appearances for the Three Lions, 2 down Wayne Rooney's grounds of 53.
Meanwhile, Manchester United defender Harry Maguire is feeling "much better" aft besides being substituted connected Monday.
"He was feeling sick and that was affecting his vision," Southgate told BBC Sport. "You interest astir concussion successful that instant, but we were going backmost done each the footage and determination is nothing, truthful helium is successful a bully area."
Defender Kyle Walker has stepped up his grooming and is disposable to play connected Friday for what would beryllium his archetypal lucifer since groin country successful October.
Forward Callum Wilson did not bid successful a airy league with the remainder of the substitutes astatine England's Al Wakrah grooming basal connected Wednesday, but is not considered a fittingness doubt.
Midfielder James Maddison, who missed the Iran lucifer due to the fact that of a genu issue, besides did not train.
England volition suffice for the past 16 if they bushed the United States and Southgate added: "We would similar to get qualification done arsenic soon arsenic possible.
"The archetypal nonsubjective is to get retired of the group.
"We would emotion to bash that connected Friday, but the crippled won't beryllium thing similar Monday.
"We person to marque definite we are backmost to the intelligence spot we were astatine the commencement due to the fact that the States volition beryllium an diversion team, property truly well, beryllium organised, good coached.
"They person rather a fewer players we cognize from the Premier League and they showed successful the archetypal fractional against Wales the champion broadside of themselves.
"Monday was a large commencement and it is that reset to beryllium acceptable for Friday."
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