England and Scotland secure wins in World Cup warm-up games

England's Harry Kane scores against New Zealand Credit: PA

England has beaten New Zealand 1-0 in a World Cup warm-up game in Tampa, Florida.

Harry Kane scored England's only goal of the game - and his 79th for England - shortly before the first half ended at the Raymond James Stadium, following an assist from Djed Spence.

New Zealand is the lowest-ranked team in the 2026 tournament.

Scotland also defeated Bolivia 4-0 in their World Cup friendly in Harrison, New Jersey.

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Lawrence Shankland secured the team's first goal in just six minutes, followed by Scott Tominay at 23 minutes.

Che Adams then bagged another two, following assists from Ben Gannon-Doal.

Both games kicked off at 9pm UK time, preparing fans for the late night matches to come across the World Cup.

The tournament will run from June 11 to July 26 across the US, Canada and Mexico, with the majority of games taking place at 11 different locations within the States.

Scotland's Lawrence Shankland and midfielder Ben Gannon-Doak react after Shankland's goal Credit: AP

In keeping with tradition, all three host nations automatically qualified for the tournament.

England has been named as one of the six teams most likely to lift the World Cup trophy, alongside Spain, France, Brazil, Argentina, and Portugal.

Saturday's friendly was Scotland's final match before Haiti next week, which will kick off at 2am.

England will play all three of their group games in the US, with the first match taking place on June 17 - but the side will have another warm-up against Costa Rica on June 10.

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