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England: Kane to miss Belgium friendly, Man City defender Walker to be assessed

England captain Harry Kane will miss Tuesday’s friendly against Belgium due to an ankle issue, while Kyle Walker must be assessed after suffering an apparent hamstring injury in Saturday’s defeat to Brazil.

Kane sat out Saturday’s 1-0 loss to Brazil at Wembley Stadium after sustaining an ankle injury on his last club outing, colliding with the post during Bayern Munich’s 5-2 Bundesliga win over Darmstadt last week.

The striker still linked up with his international team-mates earlier this week, yet Gareth Southgate admitted he was “extremely” unlikely to face Belgium in England’s second game of this international break.

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The Three Lions boss confirmed Kane will miss out in Saturday’s post-match press conference. Asked about Kane’s condition, Southgate said: “He’ll go back to Germany. He won’t be fit for Tuesday.”

Meanwhile, England suffered another injury scare on Saturday as Walker – who wore the captain’s armband in Kane’s absence – was substituted during the first half.

Walker was replaced by Ezri Konsa and appeared to be holding his left hamstring after racing back to clear Vinicius Junior’s shot off the line with just 12 minutes played.

Asked for an update on Walker’s condition during his post-match interview with Channel 4, Southgate said: “We don’t know yet. He’s feeling something.

“He’s not a player that has been injured very often so he’s not quite certain what it is. We just have to assess it over the next couple of days.”

Harry Carr
Harry Carr
Harry is a freelance sports journalist with experience of working for the Racing Post, Stats Perform, Opta Analyst and more, covering major events across all sports but holding a particular love for the beautiful game.
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