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Declan Rice is expected to start against DR Congo, according to BBC Sport senior football correspondent Sami Mokbel

  • Published 7 minutes ago

If Declan Rice starts as expected against DR Congo in the last-32 tie, who should drop out from the win against Panama?

Would you continue with Marcus Rashford and Bukayo Saka out wide? Ensure Morgan Rogers keeps his place? And who should play right-back?

It's decision time.

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