After being shown a picture of the playing surface that England will have to deal with for Saturday’s warm-up match against New Zealand, Three Lions boss Thomas Tuchel said he was a “little bit worried and concerned”.
England have been taking part in a training camp in West Palm Beach, Florida, and will now contest two friendlies as they continue their preparation for the tournament.
Saturday’s friendly is the first of two warm-up games for the Three Lions, with a friendly against Costa Rica coming up on Wednesday before their World Cup games begin when they take on Croatia in Dallas on Wednesday 17 June.
Why is the pitch concerning?
With under two weeks to go before their World Cup campaign begins concerns are understandable, with images of the stadium showing a pitch which the Daily Mail reported to be a “plug and play” surface.
