{"id":2252,"date":"2026-06-09T17:25:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T17:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racingsport.xyz\/?p=2252"},"modified":"2026-06-09T17:25:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T17:25:11","slug":"world-cup-live-england-news-conference-before-final-world-cup-warm-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racingsport.xyz\/?p=2252","title":{"rendered":"World Cup LIVE: England news conference before final World Cup warm-up"},"content":{"rendered":"
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How did England fare in first friendly?<\/span>published at 18:22 BST<\/span><\/p>\n
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England v Costa Rica (Tue, 21:00 BST)<\/span><\/p>\n
England head coach Thomas Tuchel fielded entirely different teams in each half as World Cup preparations continued with a narrow victory against New Zealand in their first warm-up game on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Harry Kane, the team’s ever-reliable captain, headed his 79th England goal in 113 games just seconds before half-time.<\/p>\n
Tuchel then made wholesale changes, electing to look at most of his squad as the countdown continued to England’s opening group game against Croatia in Dallas on 17 June.<\/p>\n
Liverpool’s 17-year-old winger Rio Ngumoha, who is not in the 26-player World Cup squad, was given his debut to become the fifth youngest player to represent the Three Lions.<\/p>\n
The experimental nature of Tuchel’s team was reflected in a low-key affair played in searing heat, but it will have proved to be a useful acclimatisation exercise before Wednesday’s final pre-World Cup friendly against Costa Rica in Orlando.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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