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Liam Prenderville

Phil Neville provides Steph Houghton update as England enjoy training session on beach

Steph Houghton joined her England teammates for a beach session on Tuesday but she remains a doubt for the World Cup quarter-final with Norway.

The Lionesses captain suffered an ankle injury in the closing stages of the last-16 victory over Cameroon.

Houghton was caught by a shocking challenge from Alexandra Engolo but managed to return to her feet to see out the match.

England take on Norway in Le Havre in the last eight on Thursday and boss Phil Neville has admitted she is a doubt.

"Steph is a doubt. She was in a lot of pain after the game, she didn’t do the press conference, it was a bad tackle, and she won’t be training today," Neville said.

Steph Houghton with her England teammates (Lynne Cameron for The FA/REX)
England's players line up for a team photo (Lynne Cameron for The FA/REX)

Houghton did join her teammates for a stretching session on the beach though.

The Manchester City defender and the rest of the England squad visited Deauville beach as they continue their preparations for the clash with Norway.

Despite the overcast conditions, Neville's squad took a volleyball and water guns with them, as Toni Duggan, Rachel Daly and Beth Mead posed for a Charlie's Angels style snap.

England players in training (Lynne Cameron for The FA/REX)
Beth Mead, Toni Duggan and Rachel Daly (Lynne Cameron for The FA/REX)

Barcelona star Duggan admits England will have to be at their best against Norway, who edged out Australia on penalties in the last round.

"I have watched them during this tournament and they have been brilliant," she said.

"I said they were one of my teams to watch but hopefully they aren't here for too much longer!

"It will be a great game. They have some top players and a lot of them play in the WSL.

"The 6.9m viewers that have been watching, should tune in again because it will be a cracker."

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