To ensure the entire squad is match-fit, England have organized an additional behind-closed-doors fixture against Miami FC following the Costa Rica game. This will allow Tuchel to balance the minutes of players who may only feature briefly in Orlando, ensuring the squad is fully prepared for their Group L opener against Croatia on June 17.
“We have one more match behind closed doors to manage all the minutes because of course, let’s say if someone plays 70 minutes against Costa Rica and someone else only plays 20, that is also not enough so there will be players who only had 20 or 30 minutes and will play the next day again,” Tuchel added. After facing Croatia in Kansas City, England will move on to group stage fixtures against Ghana and Panama.
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