England are expected to keep Declan Rice in his usual midfield role for their World Cup last-16 match against Mexico, despite him playing as an emergency right-back in England’s previous game against DR Congo. Multiple reports say Rice was temporarily moved to right-back during the match in Atlanta after England fell behind 1-0 and that he performed well in the position. However, the reports indicate that England do not plan for Rice to continue at right-back for the Mexico game. Instead, he is set to return to midfield, where he has been regularly deployed for England. The decision reflects that Rice’s right-back appearance is treated as a stopgap prompted by match circumstances rather than a long-term positional change. The outlets also frame the Mexico game as a key “crunch” fixture, but without citing any final squad confirmation in the material provided. Overall, the reporting converges on the same expectation: Rice’s standout right-back spell against DR Congo does not change his expected role against Mexico.