Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe England versus Costa Rica World Cup 2026 warm-up friendly in Orlando has been suspended. The match, originally scheduled for 4pm local time (9pm BST), was delayed due to lightning and heavy rain.A new kick-off time has been set for 22:00 BST (17:00 ET), pending another storm.The Inter&Co Stadium in Orlando is the Three Lions' final stop before travelling to their Kansas City base. England are preparing for their World Cup 2026 opener against Croatia in Dallas, with the tournament due to begin on Thursday, 11 June. In fullEngland v Costa Rica kick-off delayed with lightning and rain causing havoc at World Cup 2026 warm-upThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
England’s final World Cup warm-up delayed after heavy Orlando thunderstorm
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe England versus Costa Rica World Cup 2026 warm-up friendly in Orlando has been suspended. The match, originally scheduled for 4pm local time (9pm BST), was delayed due to lightning and heavy rain.A new kick-off time has been set for 22:00 BST (17:00 ET), pending another storm.The Inter&Co Stadium in Orlando is the Three Lions' final stop before travelling to their Kansas City base. England are preparing for their World Cup 2026 opener against Croatia in Dallas, with the tournament due to begin on Thursday, 11 June. In fullEngland v Costa Rica kick-off delayed with lightning and rain causing havoc at World Cup 2026 warm-upThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
