James will be available to play in the final, with her two-match suspension for stamping on Michelle Alozie’s back during the win over Nigeria in the round-of-16 now over
She was initially shown a yellow card following the incident, but it was upgraded to a straight red after aThe straight red meant she was automatically suspended for England’s quarter-final, but her punishment was reviewed by a Fifa disciplinary panel, who gave her an additional one-game ban, meaning she missed the semi.
James could potentially have been suspended for three games, which would have seen her miss out on the final too. Wiegman faces a dilemma on whether to restore James to the starting line-up. Toone took over her role behind the strikers in the wins over Colombia and Australia and has been excellent. The England manager may decide to use James as an impact player from the bench for the final, but her talent means she is likely to be involved at least in some capacity.
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