England settle into Kansas City base

England have settled into their new FIFA World Cup 2026 basecamp in Kansas City, Missouri.

The Three Lions squad touched down in the mid-west state on Saturday, having spent just less than two weeks at their preparation camp in West Palm Beach in Florida.

And as preparations for their Group L opener against Croatia in Dallas on Wednesday evening (9pm BST) gear up, the squad have been straight into action at their training base at Swope Soccer Village.

Swope Soccer Village is one of Sporting Kansas City’s training facilities and the current home of the club’s MLS NEXT Pro and MLS NEXT sides.

The complex, located in the heart of Kansas City’s historic Swope Park, has previously hosted a variety of national and club sides having opened in 2007.

The squad were given a warm welcome for their first training session after arrival too, with some special guests invited along to watch.

Among the local youngsters in attendance were young players from the Ryogoku Soccer Academy, an international school founded to support, challenge and raise awareness for young people in Kansas City.

The academy focuses on each student’s cognitive, social, physical and moral development to foster a thriving community and football serves as a unifying language for students and staff, promoting joy, camaraderie, and shared connection within the school and beyond.

The programme uses the game as a vehicle for community engagement, personal growth and relationship-building and the majority of students are also active footballers.

The Kansas State School for the Blind were also invited, with a demonstration of blind football taking place before the Three Lions' training began.

And representatives of Special Olympics Kansas and Missouri, whose football team comprises of players with and without intellectual disabilities and is sponsored by Sporting Kansas City, were also welcomed along to see Tuchel and his squad training for the first time.

The squad have since been back to Swope Park each day, and will have their final session on Tuesday morning, before they travel to Texas for their opening game.

From there, it’s back to Kansas City before England head to Boston for their game with Ghana on Tuesday 23 June (9pm BST) and then the final group stage match with Panama in New Jersey on Saturday 27 June (10pm BST).