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 fly to Florida in early June, facing New Zealand on 6 June and Costa Rica four days later.
After the friendlies, the team will transfer to Swope Soccer Village in Kansas City, a facility used by Sporting Kansas City's academy and previously by Manchester United and Manchester City. The Football Association chose the location for its central position, reducing travel distances to match venues.
England's opening group game is against Croatia on 17 June in Arlington, Texas, followed by matches against Ghana in Foxborough on 23 June and Panama in New Jersey on 27 June. The squad will travel from Kansas City for each game and return afterwards.
New Zealand, ranked 85th, have qualified for the World Cup for the third time, captained by Nottingham Forest striker Chris Wood. Costa Rica, ranked 51st, did not qualify. England also have friendlies at Wembley against Uruguay and Japan on 27 and 31 March respectively.
