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00:16Well, a day before the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off,
00:20one of the tournament favorites completes its preparations.
00:25England's perfect qualifying campaign
00:27and the strength of its squad means they are amongst the favorites.
00:32Historic disappointments,
00:33the reason coach Thomas Tuchel is managing expectations.
00:40For just a second time in seven editions,
00:42Costa Rica are absent from the World Cup.
00:44A run of one win in 11, dropping them out of the world's top 50.
00:49Tonight, they offer England an ideal tune-up
00:51and a chance to show what their future might hold.
00:58Just 12 years ago, this was a World Cup fixture.
01:02Costa Rica and England drawing 0-0.
01:04Costa Rica going on to win the group.
01:06England going home embarrassingly early.
01:08how very different things are now in 2026.
01:26They will hope to travel into the World Cup with a morale
01:29before kickoff between England and Costa Rica in Orlando.
01:34They will, of course, have the national anthems.
01:37And first, close.
01:39Tim level 4th all time for England with Steven Gerrard.
01:46John Stones is the only survivor from the game between these sides ahead of the World Cup in 2018.
01:55And number 24, Rhys Sheen.
02:00Eklund Rice and his three Arsenal teammates, fresh from the UEFA Champions League final,
02:06linked up with England on Saturday ahead of the game against New Zealand.
02:10They are available for England ahead of the World Cup for the first time.
02:1767 goals for club and country this season for Harry Kane.
02:22In form, just at the point that his nation needed it.
02:28In Costa Rica, captain Olango Gallo is their most experienced player.
02:34He is winning a relatively modest 33rd cap tonight.
02:38England.
02:40Three Lions.
02:42That's the goal.
02:44Tonight we have a start it.
02:47Tell me if you want it.
02:50Here we go.
03:01And Costa Rica will feel as though they have got something to prove to themselves as much as anyone else.
03:08Having missed out on a place at the World Cup.
03:12England will be absolutely determined that they will head into Group L of the tournament in winning form.
03:26Mariah with the throw to Feiron.
03:31Sequeira continues in goal for Costa Rica.
03:33He is, it would seem, the air apparent to the great Keylor Navas.
03:42That's James forward for Madueke to chase.
03:46Mariah forward.
03:49And one by Asri Khonsa.
03:56Dismiss the suggestion that England are World Cup favourites.
03:59Thomas Tuchel.
04:02Pointing out that it's a long time since England who have got their hands on a major trophy and that
04:08other fancy nations have had more recent experience of success.
04:15James James has been penalised for a challenge on Yosemar Alcacer.
04:28Not necessarily the initial contact that Alcacer is suffering from.
04:34Maybe subsequently, is James landing on him?
04:40Fernando Batista is the man who has been charged with getting Costa Rica back to something resembling their best.
04:48It's just the fourth game in charge for him and he is still awaiting the first win.
05:09He has been one of the more established members of this youthful and slightly inexperienced Costa Rica team they are
05:20building for the future.
05:24Soto penalised.
05:33Anderson for Madueke.
05:37And Carve will put himself about.
05:41That is his default setting.
05:46That was unnecessarily aggressive.
05:59Anderson.
06:04James.
06:05He came off the England player last.
06:12And Carve still inspecting the damage from the challenge with James earlier.
06:21That's beyond the reach of Declan Rice I think.
06:24Caught him by surprise.
06:25Anderson quickly to it for England.
06:281-1.
06:33Stones.
06:35And Riley.
06:43Khanza.
06:46Madueke.
06:50And we'll buy out cassette.
07:25Consulets Rice take over.
07:31Here's John Stones.
07:34Switch out to Marueke.
07:39Nice opportunity for England to apply some pressure.
07:44Anderson.
07:46Bellingham.
07:56Stones.
07:59O'Reilly.
08:03Dart from Gordon went unutilised until now.
08:08O'Reilly.
08:10Bellingham.
08:12Trying to find an angle to shoot from.
08:15And it's only a deflection that took the effort wide.
08:22First threat from England.
08:24Very nearly producing an early goal.
08:30Close down Bellingham.
08:35And it was one of the three doing so that sent the ball wide at the post.
08:39First.
08:40First.
08:50First.
08:55First.
09:02First.
09:03First.
09:07First.
09:17First.
09:20First.
09:27First.
09:28nearly felt a concert
09:50three concert
09:53close to getting himself into the vital area
09:56right in front of goal
09:58Anderson for O'Reilly
10:01Gordon for Rice
10:02for Gordon again
10:05very nearly for Harry Kane
10:09for the outstretched boot of Orlando Gallop
10:21this is the sort of intensity that
10:23was called for from England
10:28looking to establish their authority
10:30early in the game
10:38Anthony Gordon
10:40Nico O'Reilly
10:44Rhys James
10:46Declan Rice
10:49Noni Marueka
10:55the ball in play and found Bellingham
10:58he's found Elliot Anderson
10:59who's looking for Harry Kane
11:03who thinks he was foul
11:05in fact he's fairly insistent
11:19not awake
11:21England looking menacing
11:23and purposeful
11:27intent to take control early
11:37Elliot Anderson
11:38Noni Marueka
11:40gets it back from Bellingham
11:54Stones for Anthony Gordon
11:58first to speed from him
12:00and Rice has found a way through
12:08early goal threatened
12:10early England goal delivered
12:17Declan Rice
12:18giving Thomas Tuchel's team
12:20just the sort of start
12:22to the contest that he wanted
12:25and it was all about this burst
12:27from Anthony Gordon
12:28away from Johnson
12:32Declan Rice was the player
12:33he spotted in the ideal position
12:35to benefit from his industry
12:39didn't need to be the cleanest hit
12:41of Declan Rice's career
12:43little bit of a deflection
12:45taking the ball beyond the reach
12:47of Patrick Sequeira
12:51one of the recent arrivals
12:54to link up with the England squad
12:56he's got his name on the score sheet
12:58his seventh goal for his country
13:01his seventh goal for his country
13:02Declan Rice has made it
13:03England won Costa Rica
13:040-0
13:25after the attritional first half against New Zealand in Tampa on Saturday
13:32took until first half stoppage time for England to find the one and only goal
13:36they will be delighted
13:38that one has arrived inside ten minutes today
14:02it's a goal that feels like it's just border settles calm to the Inter & Co stadium
14:09it's a goal that feels like it's just border settles calm to the Inter & Co stadium
14:10so something that was demanded has been delivered
14:16Mali Madweke
14:20nearly bursting beyond the defence and intent to keep the ball in play but
14:26off Bellingham it goes for a throw
14:33and does Jude Bellingham have a point to prove
14:37that's the talk in England
14:42and no means a guaranteed starter win
14:47England kick off their World Cup campaign in a week's time in Dallas against Croatia
14:57his team were dogged and determined against Colombia
14:59made a real game of it in Bogota last week despite the 3-1 scoreline
15:06they've not been able to resist England for anything like us
15:10long here
15:23I think he's got 14 or 15 potential starters Thomas Tuchel certainly
15:31isn't going to be drawn on
15:34who can almost be certain of their place in his World Cup starting 11
15:39but that's keen to stress that no one tonight is playing for their place
15:49all about pushing the boundaries
15:52with what he saw as a strong line-up if not necessarily his first choice 11 only time will tell
16:02Michael O'Reilly for Gordon
16:07and it's off Sequeira and behind
16:11Anthony Gordon has already created one goal and
16:15close to finding a second for England there
16:19potentially with some help from the goalkeeper
16:22I want to pull it back to this time
16:25instead looking to poke it across the face of goal where Madweke was a
16:28possible recipient
16:30a bit of frustration from an England point of view that
16:53having to delay the set piece
16:55Aaron Salazar is the player charged with
16:59dealing with Harry Kane
17:09this has gone deep in the corner Kane is there
17:14concept an opportunity to apply the finishing touch
17:23Kane has been penalized for filing Jelen Mitchell
17:30big boobie corner wasn't it
17:33Kane peeled into space
17:37to try and create rather than score for himself
17:43he's defied that
17:46he's given away a free kick
18:07he's given away
18:08headed away by Stones back up in the air off
18:10feet
18:10seeing
18:10flying
18:13getting
18:15way
18:33concept
18:36matter wake up
18:41Dancing away from Alcacete, unable to get Bellingham involved.
18:59Despite all the football that Noni Madweke has played this season, north of 50 goals for
19:05the club and country. He still seems bright and full of energy. The season has not taken
19:14its toll seemingly on him.
19:30In the head of Anderson, make sure that second time around the ball is his.
19:51Anderson for James. Bellingham is trying to return the ball back to him.
20:05He's doing a terrific job of staying on the front foot.
20:10And Stones is there again for Declan Rice.
20:20John Stones is one of those who is in need of minutes. That's why he's once again in
20:24the England starting line-up today.
20:27His injuries this season mean he's not played anything like as much football as many of those
20:32players out there.
20:41Rice, O'Reilly.
20:48Elliot Anderson.
20:52Alcacer who broke up play.
20:57immediately win the ball back.
21:01Bellingham for Madweke.
21:05Jude Bellingham.
21:08Way off ahead of Gallo, only momentarily.
21:30Anderson for Reece James.
21:33Concer.
21:35Let's head back from Kane.
21:43Stones.
21:45Gordon.
21:46O'Reilly.
21:53Anderson.
21:59Back to him, but with
22:02heavy-handed challenge coming in from Carlos Moura.
22:16Patrick Sekera has got a corner kick to prepare for.
22:21He's got a free kick rather to prepare for.
22:38And with Declan Rice in the team, England will
22:42consider set pieces to be a very useful weapon to them at the World Cup.
22:48in from Rice.
22:51To the zone that Kane was occupied.
22:55Sekera does really well above the England number nine.
23:07England's utterly dominant.
23:09England's utterly dominant.
23:19Costa Rica struggling for meaningful touches of the ball in England territory.
23:38Salazar scoop up in the air rather than towards a teammate.
23:45It's Anderson.
24:01O'Reilly.
24:07Gordon is on the move and he was too quick.
24:10Yellow card, Sean Johnson, who's
24:14so far found the step up to full international football.
24:19A little bit trickier than he might have hoped.
24:21He's up against a rapid and determined opponent, a player.
24:26Good enough to have caught the eye of Barcelona.
24:28That's where Anthony Gordon will be playing his football next season.
24:32That's where Anthony Gordon will be playing his football next season.
24:36Confirmation that Sean Johnson is the first player to be cautioned this afternoon.
24:49Sean Johnson is the first player to be cautioned this afternoon.
25:01And from Rice, flipped on by Kane.
25:07Fingertips from Sekera to keep it at 1-0.
25:12Just a glance was all it needed from Harry Kane and he thought that was destined
25:17for just inside the post.
25:18It may well have been but for the outstretched glove of Patrick Sekera.
25:52Once again, the sense from Katja Karaleva is that the
25:57jostling needs to be dealt with.
25:59Rondo Gallo and Harry Kane both being spoken to about it.
26:22This can now deliver.
26:26Try something a bit different.
26:29Anderson retrieves.
26:42Jordan Pickford wants a touch.
26:44He's come a long way to get it.
26:48Desperate to be involved.
26:49Watching on from afar.
26:59James.
27:03Held up nicely for Madwe.
27:12Anderson for Reece James.
27:14Returns the pass.
27:15Elliot Anderson.
27:17Noni Madwe.
27:21Sekera reacts well.
27:23It was bouncing and moving in front of him.
27:27England threatened again.
27:30But for the Costa Rica goalkeeper would be further ahead.
27:38Madwe.
27:40And if it was on target.
27:43And if it was on target.
27:44Patrick Sekera turned it aside.
27:55England will feel.
27:58They want the balance of play.
28:00They deserve better than 1-0 in their favour.
28:06And delivered by Declan Rice.
28:10And the head of O'Reilly.
28:11And the head of O'Reilly retrieved by.
28:12He's for a concept.
28:14Harry Kane.
28:21And be forgiven.
28:24Considering the sheer volume of goals.
28:27He's scored in the courts of the last nine months or so.
28:36He was asked Thomas Tuchel ahead of kickoff.
28:38Whether there was any thought in his mind.
28:40That he would give Harry Kane a rest.
28:42Protect his captain.
28:46Said that Kane himself would not welcome that.
28:55This is the goal that separates the sides.
28:58As we reach the first half.
28:59Water break.
29:01Brilliant from Gordon wasn't it?
29:04That's the speed.
29:05To get himself into a dangerous area.
29:09Declan Rice.
29:10In exactly the place that somebody needed to occupy.
29:15Orlando Gallo.
29:16The unlucky Costa Rica player who got the touch.
29:18That made sure the ball went past his goalkeeper.
29:27Declan Rice has played a huge amount of football this season.
29:3055 games for Arsenal alone.
29:34Leading them to the Premier League title.
29:35And the Champions League final.
29:38Considering he has been confirmed.
29:39As England's vice-captain for the World Cup.
29:41He is one of those.
29:43Along with Harry Kane and goalkeeper Jordan Pickford.
29:45Who can be absolutely certain.
29:48They will be starting against Croatia next week.
29:54Point out by the way before the game.
29:56That it was the first time that.
29:57He had selected a spine.
30:01Elliot Anderson Declan Rice Jr.
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