Keira Walsh offered England a prospective increase ahead of its 2023 FIFA Wprophecy’s World Cup round of 16 clash with Nigeria when the midfielder was able to train with the group Sunday, one day priorto the removal match.
Walsh suffered a knee injury that atfirst appeared extreme in England’s 1-0 win versus Denmark in the Lionesses’ 2nd videogame of the group phase. Scans revealed she did not damage her ACL, however it wasn’t clear if Walsh would be able to play onceagain this competition.
Walsh, who plays for Barcelona, tookpart in specific training to return to playing type and lastly signedupwith her colleagues in Sunday’s practice. England plays Nigeria on Monday in Brisbane, Australia, in the round of 16 (3: 30 a.m. ET on FOX and the FOX Sports App).
England did not expose if Walsh, the highest-paid gamer in ladies’s soccer, will play versus Nigeria.
Walsh signedupwith Barcelona from Manchester City last year for a reported record cost of 400,000 pounds ($513,000), a record for females’s soccer.
Despite worries England would not be able to change Walsh, the Lionesses produced their finest efficiency of the competition in their last group videogame by pounding China 6-1.
Reporting by The Associated Press.
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