England to play NZ and Costa Rica before World CupImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, England won all eight of their World Cup qualifying matchesByHarry PooleBBC Sport journalistPublished11 minutes agoByHarry PooleBBC Sport journalistEngland 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 unveiled.England’s training base for the tournament will be the state-of-the-art Swope Soccer Village, after the Football Association (FA) identified Kansas City as its preferred location in January 2025.
Swope Soccer Village is a training facility of Major League Soccer (MLS) club Sporting Kansas City, located in Kansas City’s Swope Park.
