Rio Ngumoha will leave the US this week after impressing with England's World Cup squad but will return to the country for Liverpool's pre-season tour next month.

England defender Djed Spence said he will have to play while wearing a ​protective mask at the World Cup after ‌suffering a broken jaw in a Premier League match last month.

Whatever fresh lessons Thomas Tuchel was looking to learn in the first of England's warmup friendlies on Saturday, one longstanding immutable truth prevailed: Harry Kane is pivotal to his team's hopes of World Cup glory.

Zlatko Dalic sees Croatia’s World Cup opener against England as pivotal to their summer fortunes

Wales head coach Craig Bellamy believes England can win the World Cup this summer "if the conditions are kind" to Thomas Tuchel's side. England are in Group L alongside Croatia, Ghana and Panama. Bellamy believes Spain will also be challenging for the trophy come the final on July 19.