England’s late 2026 World Cup start gives FA headache over warm-up matches
Tuchel ideally wants World Cup sides on 6 and 10 June
Most qualified teams not available on second date
The Football Association is experiencing difficulties in securing suitable opposition for England’s World Cup warm-up games owing to their late start to the expanded 48-team tournament.
England open against Croatia on the last day of the first round of games on 17 June, six days after the first match between Mexico and South Africa, and Thomas Tuchel wants final preparation games as close to his team’s tournament kick-off as possible.
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