Get free access to the most comprehensive World Cup coverage in The Athletic app.In their penultimate friendly before the World Cup begins, England beat New Zealand, the lowest-ranked team to have qualified for the tournament, by a single goal scored by captain Harry Kane in first-half stoppage time.Playing in the punishing Florida heat, England dominated possession for long periods but did not create clear chances. Then, with the half-time whistle imminent, Djed Spence sent in an in-swinging cross from the left and Kane met it with a superb flicked header that nestled in the bottom corner of the net.Thomas Tuchel changed his entire team for the second half and while there were flashes of individual quality — and an England debut for 17-year-old Liverpool winger Rio Ngumoha — the game maintained a fairly lacklustre tempo.While Tuchel will have wanted to see his team win more convincingly, he will be pleased to have avoided any obvious injuries and gotten game time in the Florida conditions.Dan Sheldon on the key talking points from England’s warm-up friendly at the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.What would England do without Kane?If England are to win the World Cup, or even reach the latter stages, Kane is probably going to be the biggest reason.Once again, the captain provided a moment of brilliance, this time with his head, to spare England’s blushes.Harry Kane made the difference for England again (Rich Storry/Getty Images)The fact Tuchel’s side failed to create anything of genuine note should raise eyebrows, although it is possibly too early to say it should be a real concern. If, however, it is a similar story against Costa Rica next week, then the alarm bells may start to ring.Who is ahead for the left-wing role: Marcus Rashford or Anthony Gordon?Marcus Rashford was arguably England’s biggest threat from an attacking standpoint in the first half and had several good moments. The only thing lacking was a clinical edge.He faces a genuine battle with Anthony Gordon to start on the left wing, but the Manchester United player, who spent last season on loan at Barcelona, didn’t do any damage to his chances of starting England’s World Cup opener against Croatia on June 17.Rashford looked incredibly sharp, creating five chances in the first half, and was constantly probing the New Zealand defence.As planned, he was replaced by Gordon, who has joined Barcelona from Newcastle United in a €80million (£69.3m; $93.2m) deal, at half-time, with the 25-year-old then given his chance to showcase his talent in Tampa.You would have to argue that Rashford has the edge.Gordon ultimately struggled to make the impact he would have been hoping for. Beyond a couple of dribbles from the left, including a nice cut onto his right foot before breezing past a player, his second half wasn’t overly memorable.How did England cope with the heat?England were deliberate about managing their players’ workload by limiting each player to 45 minutes against New Zealand.It was 33C (91.4F) at kick-off, which is hotter than many of them would be used to playing in back in England, but they appeared to cope OK.The first three-minute hydration break, which will be mandatory during the World Cup, saw the players immediately head to the sideline, where they were given ice packs to put around their necks to cool them down.It was a similar story in the second half, with ice packs used again to regulate their body temperature.One thing that undoubtedly helped England is that they dominated possession against New Zealand, meaning they did not have to spend much of the match chasing shadows in an attempt to retrieve the ball.It will be an entirely different challenge running around in 33C heat when they are desperately trying to win the ball off a far superior side to Saturday’s opponents.In the dugout, Tuchel, his coaching staff and the substitutes kept cool by having a large fan blowing towards them.Morgan Rogers vs Jude Bellingham – who has the edge?If this friendly was going to serve as a battleground between Morgan Rogers and Jude Bellingham for the No 10 role, then it is undoubtedly advantage Bellingham.Rogers was given the nod by Tuchel in the first half, but was relatively ineffective, failing to get on the ball and make any material impact in attack. He had one shot from outside the box that flew over the bar.Other than that, there were no other moments worth shouting home about.Bellingham, however, who captained England in the second half, took a matter of minutes to showcase his class, unlocking New Zealand’s defence with a beautiful pass to Gordon off the outside of his boot.Jude Bellingham showed his class after coming on at half-time (Rich Storry/Getty Images)England played with more zip in the second half and Bellingham was at the heart of that.You could also make the case that it was smart man-management on Tuchel’s behalf to give Bellingham the armband, having started with Rogers in the first half.Was the Tampa pitch a problem?Tuchel spoke of his concern about the newly laid pitch, and it didn’t look particularly great on Saturday, although Trey Altman, the man responsible for overseeing the turf at Raymond James Stadium, posted online to ease any worries.