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Lauren James' red card in tense penalty shootout win over Nigeria hands England boss Sarina Wiegman a new puzzle to solve ahead of Colombia clash

Every game at this World Cup seems to have served up a new problem for Sarina Wiegman.

Just when the England manager thought she had found the perfect system for the team’s star player, Lauren James, the Lionesses now face playing the rest of the tournament without her.

Wiegman admitted she has never experienced so many problems. She’s had to leave key players at home, suffered an injury blow to her midfield linchpin and now must deal with the suspension of James following her red card for violent conduct in the dramatic win over Nigeria that will result in at least a one-game ban, likely to be increased to three matches.