World Cup 2026 pleasant confirmed groups and full line ups, TV channel, stay on-line stream and stats
Kick-off for the pleasant between England and Costa Rica has been delayed after torrential rain in Orlando on Wednesday.
The sport will now begin at a later time than scheduled, with kick-off confirmed for 22:00 BST.
The encounter with the crew ranked 53rd on the earth is the Three Lions’ final fixture earlier than their World Cup marketing campaign begins in opposition to Croatia on June 17 (21:00 BST) as a part of a bunch additionally that includes Ghana and Panama.
Los Ticos missed out on the finals for the primary time in 4 editions, drawing 4 of their six matches within the third spherical of qualifying to complete 4 factors behind Haiti, who reached the event from their group.
Costa Rica drew 0-0 with England on their option to topping their group on the 2014 World Cup, wherein the Three Lions took one level to complete fourth within the part.
England confirmed crew vs Costa Rica
England identify a robust facet regardless of the delay, with Harry Kane as captain and Jude Bellingham getting the nod within the quantity 10 position.
Midfielder Declan Rice and forwards Bukayo Saka, Eberechi Eze and Noni Madueke had been rested in opposition to the All Whites after participating in Arsenal’s Champions League ultimate defeat to Paris Saint-Germain on Might 30.
Head coach Thomas Tuchel has mentioned Saka, who was substituted throughout the second half of that sport, is “not possible” to “begin and end all of the matches” as a result of he’s managing an Achilles harm.
Alex Scott, Josh King, Jason Steele and Ethan Nwaneri usually are not eligible to play on the World Cup however might make their England debuts, as fellow coaching squad member Rio Ngumoha did in spectacular type in opposition to New Zealand.
Proper-back Ben White was recalled by England in March and began in opposition to Japan however will miss the finals with a critical knee harm.
England beginning XI: Jordan Pickford, Reece James, Ezri Konsa, John Stones, Nico O’Reilly, Declan Rice, Elliot Anderson, Anthony Gordon, Noni Madueke, Jude Bellingham, Harry Kane
World Cup 2026 warm-up: Costa Rica full line up vs England
Head coach Fernando Batista took over in March following Miguel Herrera’s sacking final November and 19 of the 25 gamers referred to as up by the Argentinian ex-Venzuela supervisor are below 23.
Costa Rica: Sequeira; Johnson, Mitchell, Faerron, Araya; Salazar; Mora, Galo, Soto, Alcocer; Ugalde
The place to look at England v Costa Rica: TV channel, stay on-line streams
Stay protection within the UK is on ITV1 and STV.
Followers can stream the motion by way of ITV’s web site and the ITVX app, which is on the market on an enormous number of units for viewing on the go.
England v Costa Rica stats
- England have confronted Costa Rica on one different event aside from that attract 2014, successful 2-0 in a pleasant in June 2018 courtesy of a spectacular Marcus Rashford purpose and one from Danny Welbeck at Elland Street
- That was England’s final pleasant earlier than the 2018 World Cup, which they began with wins over Tunisia and Panama earlier than dropping to Belgium on their option to reaching the semi-finals
- They’re unbeaten throughout their final 16 matches in opposition to South American nations (W12 D4), conceding 4 objectives alongside the way in which
- The one event on which England misplaced their final match earlier than the finals of their 16 earlier participations (W9 D6) was a 7-1 defeat to Hungary in 1954
- Harry Kane has 11 objectives throughout his final 11 appearances for England and 10 in 10 in opposition to non-European nations
- The captain is ready to face Costa Rica for the primary time, having scored in opposition to 35 completely different nations for the Three Lions – at the least seven greater than every other participant
- The 32-year-old scored his 79th purpose in 113 worldwide appearances in opposition to New Zealand, extending his document as England’s all-time main scorer by 26 over second-placed Wayne Rooney
- Ngumoha got here on on the age of 17 in opposition to New Zealand, changing into the youngest Three Lions debutant since teammate Jude Bellingham, who was 155 days youthful on his bow in November 2020.
- Costa Rica are winless of their earlier 5 matches in all competitions (D2 L3), having gone unbeaten in 10 beforehand (W5 D5)
- Josimar Alcocer, who assisted Andrey Soto’s purpose within the defeat to Colombia, tried the third-most take-ons within the Belgian Jupiler Professional League this season (155) and tried the second-most photographs following a take-on within the division (9)
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