CloseEngland have been the victims of theft ahead of their arrival to their World Cup 2026 training base in Kansas City, with the team’s match boots and balls reportedly stolen. The items were taken as Thomas Tuchel’s team travelled from Florida to Missouri on Friday, with the Kansas City Police Department investigating the incident and confirming two suspects have been apprehended. "We are investigating a possible theft of equipment from a team vehicle that arrived in Kansas City with items missing this evening. Two subjects of interest were taken into custody pending further investigation.”Meanwhile, Fifa has defended the swathes of empty seats in South Korea’s opening-day win against the Czech Republic by insisting that some fans “stood in concourses rather than in their assigned seat.”Co-hosts USA got their tournament off to a flying start with a 4-1 win over Paraguay in Los Angeles. Tonight, it’s the turn of Scotland, who make their first appearance in a men’s World Cup in 28 years against Haiti. Follow all of the latest news and more with our live blog below England team hit by theft of boots and balls before World Cup opener"We are investigating a possible theft of equipment from a team vehicle that arrived in Kansas City with items missing this evening," police said. “The investigation is ongoing. Two subjects of interest were taken into custody pending further investigation.”Vehicles transferring the training equipment were broken into, according to reports, while the players travelled separately. The items of training equipment were sent ahead of the arrival of the players on Saturday. Jamie Braidwood13 June 2026 07:35England hit by training kit theft ahead of Kansas City arrivalEngland have suffered a theft of training equipment ahead of their arrival to their World Cup training base in Kansas City, with the team’s match boots, balls and training equipment stolen. Local police are investigating the incident, which came as the team were in transit from their pre-tournament base in Florida to the Swope Soccer Village in Missouri, where England were due to arrive on Saturday. "We are investigating a possible theft of equipment from a team vehicle that arrived in Kansas City with items missing this evening," police said. “The investigation is ongoing. Two subjects of interest were taken into custody pending further investigation.”England play their opening match of the tournament against Croatia in Dallas in Wednesday. (PA Wire)Jamie Braidwood13 June 2026 07:14USA stoke belief in wildest World Cup dreams after dismantling Paraguay in perfect openerMauricio Pochettino had spent the past few days summoning belief in what the USA might achieve in the face of scepticism. Can they win the World Cup, he was repeatedly asked, to which his stock response was: “Why not? We can dream.” After this hugely impressive 4-1 win over Paraguay in Los Angeles, perhaps Pochettino’s task now is to manage inflated expectations, to temper America’s wildest dreams.Lawrence Ostlere, in Los Angeles13 June 2026 07:07Fifa release statement after World Cup match sees thousands of empty seatsFifa has defended its attendance figures at South Korea’s opening-day win against the Czech Republic at the World Cup by insisting that some fans “stood in concourses rather than in their assigned seat.”There were thousands of empty seats, in just the second match of the tournament, to further raise questions surrounding Fifa’s ticket prices for the world spectacle. South Korea defeated Czech Republic 2-1, in a gripping Group A contest in Guadalajara.Jamie Braidwood13 June 2026 07:07Everything you missed from day two at World Cup 2026The World Cup 2026 is beginning to find its rhythm with the remaining co-hosts getting their campaigns underway on day two - 2,210 miles apart.Canada battled back to draw 1-1 with Bosnia-Herzegovina in Toronto thanks to substitute Cyle Larin after a tepid opening ceremony and an angry reaction to the sight of their American head coach Jesse Marsch heartily singing the anthem.After then it was the turn of the USA, the primary hosts of this tournament, who got their campaign underway with an emphatic 4-1 thrashing of Paraguay in Los Angeles.Here is everything you need to know from day two of the super-sized tournamentJamie Braidwood13 June 2026 07:06