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Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score, team news and updates as England finish their World Cup preparation in Orlando, Florida, with Ian Ladyman, Craig Hope and Mike Keegan reporting from the ground.18:34Waterlogged pitchOh. My. Goodness.Nah, surely this game won't happen, well, not least for a while yet. Just looking at that pitch, it's basically become a swimming pool.I was at Red Bull Erzbergrodeo recently (a hard enduro event) and it lashed it down and made the venue very muddy. Still, it was less wet than this.I suspect a big update on the state of the pitch and the game soon.18:30'Bellingham expected to start'By Craig Hope At Inter&co StadiumIf the game goes ahead, it's expected that Jude Bellingham will start in his preferred No.10 role. The Real Madrid star is vying with Morgan Rogers to win a starting jersey ahead of the World Cup opener, and the feeling after speaking to Thomas Tuchel yesterday was that Rogers remains in possession. Goodness knows if we'll see how Bellingham gets on here - he need armbands and not football boots on this evidence!18:26'Tuchel will be mindful of injuries'By Ian Ladyman At Inter&co StadiumAlan Shearer, former England captain, speaking to Betfair:I've been in this situation myself prior to Euros and World Cups. As much as you want to give everything, you're also wary that you need to be fit to start the tournament. An injury is the last thing you need for any player, let alone your big players, so the manager has to be mindful of that.One thing we can guarantee is that the 11 starting won't be the eleven that starts against Croatia, and vice versa for the ones finishing. I think it will be a mix-and-match, and we have to understand and appreciate that it is the right thing to do. As I said, he won't want to show too much of his hand in the friendly. I think you can say about a lot of players that they need to be managed because of the conditions, the number of games, and the physicality. That all comes into the mix in the manager's thought process.Yes, you do have to manage it, but you also have to manage the specific situation on the pitch. You might not be able to take some of your big names off if the result is not going well for you, then you might have to go again. If the result is going well, then you can manage them. But that's why teams have such big squads now. It's not just the 11 playing; it's the rest of the squad and all the staff that go with it. You have to understand that all these circumstances come into play, and you've got to manage them as you go along.18:22Reminder of England's squadEngland's 26-man World Cup squad:Goalkeepers: Dean Henderson, Jordan Pickford, James Trafford.Defenders: Dan Burn, Marc Guehi, Reece James, Ezri Konsa, Tino Livramento, Nico O’Reilly, Jarell Quansah, Djed Spence, John Stones.Midfielders: Elliot Anderson, Jude Bellingham, Eberechi Eze, Jordan Henderson, Kobbie Mainoo, Declan Rice, Morgan Rogers.Forwards: Anthony Gordon, Harry Kane, Noni Madueke, Marcus Rashford, Bukayo Saka, Ivan Toney, Ollie Watkins.*Rio Ngumoha, Alex Scott, and Josh King also available for this game18:18Who will make the team?I'm interested to see who Thomas Tuchel will pick tonight.Going by what he said, it seems like Tuchel will be going pretty strong for most of the evening.I mean, I'm not surprised given the next match after this one is the World Cup opener. He needs his starters to find their flow as a team and gel.The Arsenal players are returning today, so I suspect we will see at least Declan Rice at some point in this game.Go big or go home, they say.18:17This is why you don't play games in Florida.We are in storm season, and there was always a chance this was going to happen. Just look at all that rain, it's outrageous. By the looks at things we could be in for a long night.Let's hope not too long.18:13Tuchel: 'We are not favourites'By Harry BamforthThomas Tuchel, England boss, speaking on Tuesday:No one needs a break. Everyone is available which is very good news. No [injury] complaints after the first match. [We've had] one day of recovery and two good training sessions. We are ready to give it a push tomorrow; meaning more than 45 minutes. Players will play 60, maybe 70 minutes. We will make this decision in the afternoon.Then, we have a chance to load the players a day later in a match behind closed doors in our training facility, then pre-camp is finished. We then start our adventure two days later in Kansas. Tomorrow, we expect a physcial push tomorrow. Physically, [with] intensity and style and play. We want to take the next step and we feel ready for it.No, we're not the top favourites. We can't be because we haven't won it for so many years. There are proven winners in the tournament with more success. We compete, we dream big and we know what it takes. Responsibility is on the effort and that is where the focus is. We see ourselves as competitors and challengers. We want to go all the way but I don't think we are the heavy favourites.18:11'Unlikely this game kicks-off on time'By Ian Ladyman At Inter&co StadiumAn hour ago I was contemplating leaving my hotel in Orlando for a short walk to the Interco Stadium where England are due to face Costa Rica at 4pm local time.Now I'm looking out of the window at a storm of quite biblical proportions. Pounding rain, wind, thunder and lightning. And it is scheduled to go on for at least another hour.Can this game go ahead? Perhaps? Can it go ahead on time? Seems unlikely right now... No word as yet from the FA.18:09'A storm has moved in'By Craig Hope At Inter&co StadiumHello.... from Orlando, where a storm has moved in and, if they were to kick off from right, there would be no chance of getting started. We're trying to find out if the game is in danger. More as we get it!18:06Can England polish off prep with a win?Come on, let's be real... England should be winning tonight.Yes, I know this Three Lions side don't like to make the easy games actually easy, but you'd expect them to turn over this Costa Rica side.If they don't, we should be worried...England need to be in confident mood heading into the World Cup if they are going to bring it home, for once. If they do anything but win tonight, there will be serious concern not just in camp, but outside of it too.What would do nicely is a nice cheeky 3-0 win, but let's be real, we are unlikely to get that with this side.Let's see what they've got in store for us.18:03All set in gloomy OrlandoUh-oh...If anybody watched the Club World Cup last year, or just knows Florida in general, you will know just how many thunderstorms they get.Well, England are playing there tonight, with the game taking place at the Inter&Co Stadium in Orlando.The weather forecast for the day is not great there, with plenty of rain and the threat of a thunderstorm inbound. The clouds don't exactly look happy and fluffy, do they... not the kind a kid draws.Let's hope there isn't too much disruption.18:00The final testT-1 day.Yep, that's right; we are now just one day away from the World Cup starting. Can you believe it? I can't. Time has flown so fast; it feels like just yesterday I was blogging the draw for this tournament.Tonight, England take on Costa Rica in their final warm-up game before their bid to bring the trophy home. Thomas Tuchel will be testing out his squad this evening for the final time, so it's the fringe players' final chance to make their bid for a starting spot for the Croatia clash next week.I, for one, am buzzing. I'm not the biggest fan of international friendlies, but when it's on the eve of the World Cup, I can't help but get a little excited. Yep, even if England can be boring to watch.Hopefully they won't be tonight, for our sakes.Anyway, that's enough of an introduction; let's get this show on the road, shall we?Key UpdatesThe final test
