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England will play World Cup warm-up matches against New Zealand and Costa Rica in Florida before basing themselves in Kansas City for the tournament.
Thomas Tuchel’s squad will face New Zealand on June 6 and Costa Rica on June 10, then move to Swope Soccer Village to begin acclimatising ahead of their opening group game against Croatia on June 17 in Arlington, Texas.
They will also face Ghana on June 23 in Foxborough and Panama on June 27 in New Jersey. Meanwhile, England’s under-16s, led by Barry Lewtas, will prepare for a trip to Turkiye, playing Denmark (Feb 21), Spain (Feb 23), and France (Feb 26) at the Emirhan Sport Complex in Manavgat, Antalya.
Liverpool trio Shadrach Ekiugbo, Joshua Abe, and Vincent Joseph are included. Abe, the 15-year-old winger, scored a hat-trick as Liverpool under-18s defeated Leeds United on Saturday, bringing his tally to eight goals in 10 games, with six in his last four matches.
The teenager has attracted interest from clubs including Manchester City, Chelsea, and Real Madrid, who recently gave him a tour of their facilities after he signed with Tyler Alexander-Arnold’s PLG Agency.
Liverpool, however, are keen to keep him and recently invited him to train with the first team. Below is the full England squad named for the February matches:
Goalkeepers: Lucca Benetton (Crystal Palace), Mikel Jack (Tottenham Hotspur) Defenders: Theodore Carrington (Manchester City), Shadrach Ekiugbo (Liverpool), Emmanuel Fejokwu (West Ham United), Josh Henry (Chelsea), George Jobling (Chelsea), Bobby Martin (Southampton), Thomas McDermott (Chelsea), Rory Sykens (Brighton & Hove Albion).
Midfielders: David Eze (Manchester City), Darren Motsi (Leicester City), Mishel Nduka (Arsenal), Xavier Parker (Manchester City), Reggie Watson (Chelsea), Oluwatitojumi Wellspring (Tottenham Hotspur).
Forwards: Joshua Abe (Liverpool), Mylo Bernard (Crystal Palace), Oscar Johnson (Aston Villa), Vincent Joseph (Liverpool), Heaven Kilwa (Aston Villa), Emerson Nwaneri (Arsenal).
Our U16 #YoungLions set for a trio of matches in Türkiye ⤵️
— England (@England) February 17, 2026
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