"England will complete their World Cup preparations with matches against New Zealand and Costa Rica in Florida in June. The Three Lions will be based in Kansas City, Missouri for the tournament, which will take place across Canada, Mexico and the United States between 11 June and 19 July. Thomas Tuchel's side will hold their pre-tournament training camp in Florida and face New Zealand on Saturday, 6 June before taking on Costa Rica on Wednesday, 10 June at venues yet to be announced."
"Swope Soccer Village is a training facility of Major League Soccer (MLS) club Sporting Kansas City, located in Kansas City's Swope Park. England will play their three World Cup group games in the United States, contesting matches against Croatia in Dallas on 17 June, Ghana in Boston on 23 June, and Panama in New Jersey on 27 June. Tuchel's squad will travel to each location from their Kansas City base and return after each game."
"England's final fixtures on home soil before they travel to the United States will take place at Wembley next month, with matches against Uruguay on Friday, 27 March and Japan on Tuesday, 31 March. England have not met New Zealand since 1991, when the nations played two matches in Auckland and Wellington. The Three Lions previously faced Costa Rica in the group stage of the 2014 World Cup, when they played out a goalless draw, and won a warm-up match for the 2018 tournament 2-0."
England will complete World Cup preparations with friendlies against New Zealand (6 June) and Costa Rica (10 June) in Florida. The team will base in Kansas City, Missouri and train at Swope Soccer Village after the FA identified Kansas City as its preferred location in January 2025. England will play World Cup group matches in the United States against Croatia in Dallas (17 June), Ghana in Boston (23 June) and Panama in New Jersey (27 June). The squad will travel from Kansas City to each venue and return after each game. Final home fixtures before departure are at Wembley against Uruguay (27 March) and Japan (31 March). England completed qualifying with eight wins from eight and no goals conceded.
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