England will play New Zealand ​and Costa Rica in ‌Tampa and Orlando in ​its final ⁠preparatory games before this summer’s World Cup campaign, the ‌English FA said on Thursday.

New ‌Zealand, playing in its ⁠first World Cup ⁠since 2010, will play England on June 6 before ​Thomas Tuchel’s ‌side faces Costa Rica, which reached the quarterfinals in 2014, four ‌days later.

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“Both fixtures ​will form a key part of ⁠England’s preparation camp in South Florida ahead of ‌moving to the squad’s base camp in Kansas City, Missouri, for the duration of the tournament,” ‌the FA said in ​a statement.

England, which reached the quarterfinals in ⁠the previous edition, begins ⁠its Group L campaign against Croatia ‌on June 17.

Published on Apr 09, 2026