England beat Costa Rica 3-0 in final World Cup warm-up match
Watkins heads in Three Lions' third
Gordon penalty doubled Three Lions' lead after deflected Rice opener
Match was delayed by one hour after storms in Orlando, Florida
Tournament begins on Thursday when co-hosts Mexico play South Africa
England's first match against Croatia on Wednesday, 17 June (21:00 BST)
If you're in the UK it is officially World Cup day.
Mexico will take on South Africa in the opening match of the 2026 tournament in around 20 hours time.
Glory, history, honour - it is all on the line from tomorrow.
Can't wait. See you then.
England begin their actual World Cup campaign next Wednesday when they take on Croatia in their opening Group L match.
They will move from their current base in Florida to Kansas, where they wil be based throughout the tournament, in the next few days.
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England boss Thomas Tuchel, speaking to ITV: "We saw very good substitutes, who, of course, were disappointed not to start, but to come in and to play with the same intensity and quality against a more tired opponent.
On whether he knows his starting XI v Croatia: "No. I have another six days I think."
On preparation for Croatia: "First of all, we do a match tomorrow. Another friendly match to get minutes into the players who didn't play today.
"Then the players get one and a half days off to switch off physically and mentally. Change location, go to Kansas and then prepare for Croatia.
"What we see today was exactly what we wished for and exactly what we wanted. Very proud. Next stop, Kansas."
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Ian Wright
Former England striker on ITV
Thomas Tuchel doesn't seem to be worried about anything too much, simply because he just feels like he saw everything he needed to see in respect of the unity, the way they played, the way the substitutes came on and contributed.
All I would say looking from the outside in, is see those chances taken.
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England boss Thomas Tuchel, speaking to ITV: "We did very well, and we deserved to win. We should have had more goals - we created a lot. The attitude, the energy, the intensity was on a very high level.
"Everyone did well. It is not about one individual player today. A very good team performance and we want to have this to push to the next level, and we clearly got it.
"We worked hard, counter pressing was good, and togetherness. Everything on a high level."
"Tonight makes my mind very calm as we're absolutely on the right way. The guys who came were super influential. The guys who came out were pushing from behind on the bench - exactly what we wanted."
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Ian Wright
Former England striker on ITV
I thought Anthony Gordon looked very sharp and really purposeful tonight and he's somebody that has put himself in with a shout [to start] now.
I thought Costa Rica were poor but I thought the way we went at them is what we should be doing. We should take more of those chances we missed as well.
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Stephen Warnock
Former England defender on BBC Radio 5 Live at Inter&Co Stadium
Thomas Tuchel down below us is hugging every single one of his players.
He is now having a chat with Tino Livramento, and he has spoken to Jordan Henderson.
It was a big night for Tuchel. He will be hoping his players are all fit.
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England goalscorer Declan Rice, speaking to ITV: "[We did] really well in my opinion. The manager was onto us before the game to ramp it up - intensity with the ball, counter-pressing and I thought the performance from everyone was top, even the boys who came off the bench. It was an outstanding second half performance. Really good last game before it all starts.
On what England have found: "I think we've adapted. You can see the heat is not really a problem now. I think the first week, ten days has been adapting to the heat. Playing with him [Anthony Gordon] and Nico [O’Reilly], we were speaking all week about how we're going to play, rotate, be fluid. You see that in the first half and you see as a group now we’re building confidence, fitness and going into that first game now we've got more training sessions. We're going to keep building and it’s really good."
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Roy Keane
Former Republic of Ireland captain on ITV
On whether England should start Anthony Gordon or Marcus Rashford....
You want players to give you a headache.
Anthony Gordonwill be on a high with his dream move to Barcelona. Gordon, you would think, would get the nod [over Marcus Rashford].
A dream scenario for the manager. The players driving each other on.
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Loads of positives to take from that game. Deserved four or five goals at least, created plenty of chances and we looked pretty fluid in attack. I think Bellingham showed why he deserves to start over Rogers too.
Sam, Huddersfield
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England goalscorer Anthony Gordon, speaking to ITV: "There is always pressure when you play for England. As you know, there is top players behind you waiting on the bench to come on. There is always pressure. If you can't deal with that, you're at the wrong level."
On scoring from the penalty spot: "I was buzzing H [Harry Kane] was off. I was looking around to find him. When he was off I wanted to take it. I love penalties and I love the pressure of it. Glad to see that one go in."
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Roy Keane
Former Republic of Ireland captain on ITV
I think Thomas Tuchel will be pleased. There was more intensity tonight in terms of the opposition. A good urgency from England that I enjoyed.
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Three goals for England and none of them scored by Harry Kane.
Of course, England will want Kane to be scoring goals but he can't do all of the work so it's nice to see some different names on the scoresheet.
Declan Rice flying high after a stellar domestic season, Anthony Gordon reliable from the spot (can only be a good thing for England) and Ollie Watkins pushing for minutes.
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Stephen Warnock
Former England defender on BBC Radio 5 Live at Inter&Co Stadium
The most impressive thing has been the pressure applied by England in forward areas.
Costa Rica were desperate, they were getting squeezed and smothered at every opportunity.
They couldn't find a way out.
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Ian Dennis
BBC Radio 5 Live senior football reporter at the Inter&Co Stadium
Thomas Tuchel will be absolutely delighted. It couldn't have gone any better.
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That's that. A comfortable win for England with more minutes in the legs for almost the whole squad.
The Three Lions sign off their World Cup build-up campaign with victory and will head to Kansas on a high.
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Ollie Watkins' latest effort takes a deflection.
A brief pause as the ball has to be swapped because of a puncture.
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Ollie Watkins probing for a second opportunity but his effort is smothered.
Kobbie Mainoo slips one in for Morgan Rogers but he blasts his effort over the bar.
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Stephen Warnock
Former England defender on BBC Radio 5 Live at Inter&Co Stadium
A hugely impressive performance from England tonight.
I think there has been an understanding that the World Cup is right around the corner.
They let themselves down the other day against New Zealand, but certainly not today.
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Declan Rice and Anthony Gordon both scored in England's final pre-World Cup friendly
At a glance
Storms in Orlando means kick-off is delayed by an hour
Declan Rice puts England ahead after nine minutes following good work by Anthony Gordon
Gordon adds the second from the penalty spot after Eberechi Eze's shot is handled
Substitute Ollie Watkins adds a third after 87 minutes.
England stepped up a gear in their final friendly before the World Cup with an impressive performance to beat Costa Rica in Orlando.
After kick-off was delayed for an hour by storms, Declan Rice gave England an early lead with a deflected shot as he took advantage of good work by new Barcelona signing Anthony Gordon.
Jude Bellingham started ahead of Morgan Rogers in the number 10 role and looked sharp as he pressed his claim to start in the team's World Cup opener against Croatia in Dallas on 17 June.
Bellingham put Noni Madueke through in the first half, only for the Arsenal forward to hit the post after rounding Costa Rica keeper Patrick Sequeira when he looked sure to find an empty net.
Real Madrid man Bellingham's brilliant run then helped England find a second goal after 68 minutes, when he set up substitute Eberechi Eze for a shot that was handled – Gordon scoring the resulting penalty.
Ollie Watkins came off the bench and pounced with a close-range header three minutes from the end to give England a victory margin that reflected their dominance.
England will now have a behind-closed-doors game against Miami FC to give some players extra minutes and work on strategy before the serious business starts against Croatia.
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A pre-match storm briefly led to a flooded pitch, but England's day soon brightened up
England's first friendly after arriving in the United States had been little more than a glorified training session when New Zealand were beaten 1-0 in Tampa on Saturday.
Costa Rica, in contrast, provided the perfect opposition as England stepped up to another level.
This was exactly the sort of workout head coach Thomas Tuchel wanted as he finalises plans for the World Cup opener against Croatia.
England faced durable opposition who were determined to give the game a competitive edge with uncompromising tackling and stubborn defence.
And Tuchel will also have been delighted with how players who are effectively fighting for their places showed determination to make an impression.
Gordon was lively from the first whistle, making Rice's goal and giving Costa Rica defender Shawn Johnson a torrid time. He also took responsibility for the second-half penalty that sealed victory with regular taker Harry Kane having been substituted.
Bellingham showed the sort of world-class touches that will make it difficult for Tuchel to leave him out, while defender John Stones got another 63 minutes under his belt to put himself in contention to start against Croatia.
Tuchel can carry out final tweaks in that private game against Miami FC before he makes selection decisions that really matter as England's World Cup gets under way.
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England have faced Costa Rica on two previous occasions, drawing 0-0 during the 2014 FIFA World Cup before beating Los Ticos 2-0 in a friendly in June 2018 courtesy of goals from Marcus Rashford and Danny Welbeck.
England are unbeaten across their last 16 internationals against CONCACAF nations (W12 D4), conceding just four goals in that time since losing 2-0 to USA in June 1993.
Since beating Northern Ireland 3-0 in a friendly in June 2018, Costa Rica have failed to win any of their last seven matches against UEFA nations (D2 L5), conceding 20 goals in that time, with 11 coming in the two most recent matches during the 2022 FIFA World Cup (0-7 v Spain and 2-4 v Germany).
England have won each of their last 11 internationals against sides ranked outside the top 50 in the FIFA Rankings (Costa Rica are 52nd) by an aggregate score of 28-1 since a 0-0 draw with Slovenia in June 2024, last losing to such an opponent earlier the same month (0-1 v Iceland).
Costa Rica are winless in their previous five matches in all competitions (D2 L3), this after being unbeaten in 10 matches beforehand (W5 D5).
England have only lost their last match before a FIFA World Cup tournament once in their 16 previous participations at the finals (W9 D6), a 1-7 defeat to Hungary in a friendly prior to 1954.
Harry Kane has scored 11 goals in his last 11 appearances for England in all competitions. This could be his first international game against Costa Rica; he has scored against 35 different nations for the Three Lions, at least seven more than any other player.
Josimar Alcócer, who assisted Andrey Soto’s goal in Costa Rica’s 3-1 defeat to Colombia last time out, attempted the third-most take-ons in the Belgian Jupiler Pro League this season (155), while only Rafiki Saïd (12) attempted more shots following a take-on than his nine.
