England got a glimpse of some of the issues they may face on, and off the pitch this summer as they beat Costa Rica 3-0 in their final World Cup warm up.
The Three Lions had to wait an extra hour before kicking off, after storms in Orlando pushed back the start time. But goals from Declan Rice, Anthony Gordon and Ollie Watkins earned them a routine victory over their physical opponents from Central America.
Thomas Tuchel used two completely different XIs for Saturday night’s game with New Zealand, but this always promised to be a more serious affair.
And so the inclusion of Jude Bellingham over Morgan Rogers was a notable one. Ezri Konsa and John Stones started in defence, with the idea of giving the latter as much football as possible ahead of Croatia next week.
