Chelsea fullback Reece James isn't dropping hopes of making England's World Cup squad.

James is sidelined with a knee injury and still in a brace and on crutches.

James, 22, knows he is chasing a miracle to deliver a quicker-than-expected return as he hobbles around the Blues' Cobham training ground.

But he will keep fighting until November 10, the day Three Lions boss Gareth Southgate is set to name his 26-man squad for Qatar.

The defender, who suffered the injury against AC Milan in the Champions League on October 11, said: “I need to keep working hard over the next few weeks and see where I am on call-up day.

"I will try and not rule myself out. It is still slow and in the early stages.

"I have been in rehab for two weeks, so I am still taking it day-by-day.

“The Chelsea medical staff have not given me a percentage of my chance of being back for the World Cup.

"It is down to how I feel closer to the time and how stable it is."