England defender Djed Spence said he will have to play while wearing a ​protective mask at the World Cup after ‌suffering a broken jaw in a Premier League match last month.

The Tottenham Hotspur player sustained the injury ​in a collision with Chelsea striker ​Liam Delap and had to wear a ⁠mask in their final match of the ​season against Everton.

“It’s a little bit uncomfortable but ​it is what it is,” Spence told reporters on Monday.

“I’ve got a broken jaw so I have to ​wear it throughout the tournament. It’s something ​I will have to get used to. It’ll be ‌three ⁠months until it’s fully healed, so it’s a long time.”

Spence, who played to the end of the match against Chelsea, said he had ​not been ​worried that he might be sidelined due to the injury.

“It was painful but ​luckily I play football with my ​feet and not my jaw. So I was all good,” the 25-year-old added.

England open their World ⁠Cup ​campaign against Croatia in Dallas ​on June 17 before taking on Ghana and Panama.