England to face New Zealand and Costa Rica in pre-World Cup friendlies

Thomas Tuchel's men will take on New Zealand on June 6 before facing Costa Rica four days later. Venues for both matches are yet to be confirmed but will reportedly be in Tampa, Miami or Orlando to allow the squad to acclimatise to what are expected to be sweltering conditions. England will then head to Kansas City, where they will be based at the Soccer Swope Village for the duration of the tournament. The Missouri city was the English Football Association's preferred location, despite two of...