Wiegman: Walsh in contention for Nigeria game

‘She has trained. Now we will see how she recovers,’ says coach

READY TO GO? England's Keira Walsh in action. Pic: Zac Goodwin/PA Wire.

Sarina Wiegman said Keira Walsh “is back” and may be available for England’s last-16 tie against Nigeria, 10 days after the influential midfielder was forced off with what had looked like a serious knee injury during the team’s 1-0 defeat of Denmark.

Walsh went down in the 35th minute of the group game and had a scan the following day, which confirmed she had not sustained an anterior cruciate ligament injury but the extent of the damage was not confirmed.