England's preparation for the World Cup has been disrupted by a storm in Kansas City and the theft of their team's goods.
An ‘imminent threat alert’ was sent out to people in the area on Saturday night, warning of ‘destructive’ winds and the potential of ‘deadly’ flying debris.
England arrived in Kansas City on Saturday and trained in the afternoon without a problem, before the weather warning was issued. Get everything you need to know about the World Cup – England updates, the games to watch and stories you missed – in five minutes, at 1pm, every day.
‘THUNDERSTORM WARNING in effect for this area until 9.00pm CDT for DESTRUCTIVE 80 mph winds. Take shelter in a sturdy building, away from windows. There was due to be a fan festival in Kansas City, but that has been closed as a result of the warning. A statement read: ‘Due to anticipated severe weather, Fifa fan festival will be closing early at 5pm and will not reopen today.
June 14, 2026: ‘The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
‘Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However, gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm. The weather was fine as England trained on Saturday afternoon Weather has already hit England’s preparation when their friendly against Costa Rica on Wednesday was delayed after a storm in Orlando.
Fifa makes embarrassing excuse for empty seats in opening World Cup matchesTwo people have since been arrested, with Quinton Lucas, the mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, saying: ‘Yesterday, officials in Kansas City learned at some point between their over-the-road transport from Florida to their arrival at the training facility in Kansas City, goods belonging to the English national team were stolen.
‘Public safety officials at the local, state and federal levels are working to trace where in the United States the items were seized and all the individuals who may have been involved. ’reported that the training gear was recovered, with goalkeeper Dean Henderson not sounding fussed by the incident, saying: ‘To be honest, I didn’t really notice anything about it until you started saying. I believe all the boots came back, we got everything back, so nobody’s bothered.
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