England vs New Zealand, 2026 International Friendly

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England

45'+2': Harry Kane

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1 - 0

New Zealand

Kane gives England win over New Zealand in World Cup warm-up

Harry Kane's header in first-half stoppage time was enough to give England a 1-0 win over New Zealand in the first of their two World Cup warm-up games in Florida on Saturday.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Corner, England. Conceded by Liberato Cacace.
5': Attempt blocked. Jordan Henderson (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Rashford.
5': Djed Spence (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
5': Foul by Matthew Garbett (New Zealand).
7': Chris Wood (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
7': Foul by Marc Guéhi (England).
7': Foul by Marko Stamenic (New Zealand).
7': Marcus Rashford (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Corner, England. Conceded by Finn Surman.
9': Attempt missed. John Stones (England) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marcus Rashford with a cross following a corner.
9': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (England) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
11': Attempt missed. Sarpreet Singh (New Zealand) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Elijah Just.
12': Kobbie Mainoo (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by Sarpreet Singh (New Zealand).
13': Finn Surman (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Foul by Morgan Rogers (England).
14': Marc Guéhi (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Foul by Chris Wood (New Zealand).
14': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (England) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan Henderson following a set piece situation.
16': Attempt missed. Morgan Rogers (England) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
17': Attempt saved. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Max Crocombe (New Zealand). Assisted by Marcus Rashford.
18': Handball by Jordan Henderson (England).
19': Attempt blocked. Marcus Rashford (England) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
20': Corner, England. Conceded by Michael Boxall.
21': Attempt blocked. Djed Spence (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
22': Attempt missed. Djed Spence (England) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marc Guéhi.
22': Delay in match for a drinks break.
25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
27': Attempt saved. Matthew Garbett (New Zealand) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Jordan Pickford (England). Assisted by Max Crocombe.
30': Attempt missed. Kobbie Mainoo (England) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
31': Attempt blocked. Morgan Rogers (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Rashford.
34': Attempt saved. Harry Kane (England) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Max Crocombe (New Zealand). Assisted by Marcus Rashford with a cross.
34': Corner, England. Conceded by Max Crocombe.
39': Corner, England. Conceded by Sarpreet Singh.
41': Attempt missed. Marcus Rashford (England) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kobbie Mainoo.
42': Marc Guéhi (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Foul by Sarpreet Singh (New Zealand).
43': Liberato Cacace (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by Ollie Watkins (England).
45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
45'+2': Goal! England 1, New Zealand 0. Harry Kane (England) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Djed Spence with a cross.
45'+4': First Half ends, England 1, New Zealand 0.
45': Substitution, England. James Trafford replaces Jordan Pickford.
45': Substitution, England. Jude Bellingham replaces Jordan Henderson.
45': Substitution, England. Dan Burn replaces John Stones.
45': Substitution, England. Ivan Toney replaces Harry Kane.
45': Substitution, England. Anthony Gordon replaces Marcus Rashford.
45': Second Half begins England 1, New Zealand 0.
45': Substitution, England. Rio Ngumoha replaces Ollie Watkins.
45': Substitution, England. Ezri Konsa replaces Marc Guéhi.
45': Substitution, New Zealand. Alex Rufer replaces Joe Bell.
45': Substitution, England. Nico O'Reilly replaces Kobbie Mainoo.
45': Substitution, England. Tino Livramento replaces Djed Spence.
45': Substitution, England. Elliot Anderson replaces Morgan Rogers.
45': Substitution, England. Reece James replaces Jarell Quansah.
47': Foul by Sarpreet Singh (New Zealand).
47': Elliot Anderson (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Corner, England. Conceded by Tim Payne.
49': Dan Burn (England) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box following a corner.
50': Foul by Jude Bellingham (England).
50': Liberato Cacace (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Attempt blocked. Anthony Gordon (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dan Burn.
53': Attempt blocked. Rio Ngumoha (England) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
55': Elliot Anderson (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
55': Foul by Sarpreet Singh (New Zealand).
56': Liberato Cacace (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Foul by Anthony Gordon (England).
57': Foul by Tim Payne (New Zealand).
57': Ivan Toney (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58': Attempt blocked. Reece James (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
60': Offside, England. Ivan Toney is caught offside.
61': Substitution, New Zealand. Ben Old replaces Liberato Cacace.
61': Substitution, New Zealand. Jesse Randall replaces Matthew Garbett.
62': Substitution, New Zealand. Tyler Bindon replaces Tim Payne.
63': Delay in match because of an injury Marko Stamenic (New Zealand).
64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
68': Attempt blocked. Elliot Anderson (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tino Livramento.
68': Handball by Jude Bellingham (England).
68': Delay in match for a drinks break.
71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
74': Attempt blocked. Jude Bellingham (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Toney.
76': Corner, England. Conceded by Ben Old.
77': Attempt blocked. Dan Burn (England) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Reece James with a cross.
77': Corner, England. Conceded by Finn Surman.
78': Substitution, New Zealand. Francis de Vries replaces Elijah Just.
78': Substitution, New Zealand. Kosta Barbarouses replaces Chris Wood.
79': Francis de Vries (New Zealand) wins a free kick on the left wing.
79': Foul by Reece James (England).
80': Corner, New Zealand. Conceded by Dan Burn.
80': Foul by Kosta Barbarouses (New Zealand).
80': James Trafford (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Attempt missed. Jude Bellingham (England) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
84': Offside, New Zealand. Jesse Randall is caught offside.
84': Substitution, New Zealand. Callum McCowatt replaces Sarpreet Singh.
84': Substitution, New Zealand. Lachlan Bayliss replaces Marko Stamenic.
84': Substitution, New Zealand. Alex Paulsen replaces Max Crocombe.
85': Substitution, New Zealand. Callan Elliot replaces Michael Boxall.
85': Substitution, New Zealand. Nando Pijnaker replaces Finn Surman.
86': Ivan Toney (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Foul by Nando Pijnaker (New Zealand).
87': Attempt saved. Anthony Gordon (England) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Alex Paulsen (New Zealand). Assisted by Elliot Anderson.
88': Foul by Lachlan Bayliss (New Zealand).
88': Rio Ngumoha (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
89': Lachlan Bayliss (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Foul by Nico O'Reilly (England).
90': Attempt blocked. Callum McCowatt (New Zealand) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callan Elliot.
90': Foul by Alex Rufer (New Zealand).
90': Jude Bellingham (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Ezri Konsa (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+1': Foul by Callum McCowatt (New Zealand).
90'+2': Offside, England. Ivan Toney is caught offside.
90'+5': Ben Old (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Foul by Rio Ngumoha (England).
90'+5': Second Half ends, England 1, New Zealand 0.
0': Match ends, England 1, New Zealand 0.

Statistics

NZL		ENG
13	Fouls	10
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
1	Corner Kicks	8
3	Saves	1
28.5	Possession	71.5
3	SHOTS	23
1	ON GOAL	4
0.3	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
214	Accurate Passes	610
262	Passes	658
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
0	Accurate Crosses	4
5	Crosses	27
0.0	Cross %	0.1
47	Long Balls	32
18	Accurate Long Balls	20
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
1	Blocked Shots	11
7	Effective Tackles	11
13	Tackles	17
0.5	Tackle %	0.6
6	Interceptions	1
26	Effective Clearances	5
26	Clearances	5

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Raymond James Stadium
Location: Tampa, Florida, USA
Attendance: 25,889

Line-Ups

England (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Jordan Pickford (GK)
6	Marc Guéhi
5	John Stones
25	Djed Spence
26	Jarell Quansah
19	Ollie Watkins
14	Jordan Henderson
16	Kobbie Mainoo
9	Harry Kane
11	Marcus Rashford
17	Morgan Rogers

England Substitutes:

James Trafford, Ivan Toney, Alex Scott, Nico O'Reilly, Ethan Nwaneri, Rio Ngumoha, Tino Livramento, Ezri Konsa, Josh King, Reece James, Dean Henderson, Anthony Gordon, Dan Burn, Jude Bellingham, Elliot Anderson.

New Zealand (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Max Crocombe (GK)
5	Michael Boxall
16	Finn Surman
13	Liberato Cacace
2	Tim Payne
10	Sarpreet Singh
8	Marko Stamenic
6	Joe Bell
9	Chris Wood
11	Elijah Just
7	Matthew Garbett

New Zealand Substitutes:

Francis de Vries, Kosta Barbarouses, Lachlan Bayliss, Tyler Bindon, Callan Elliot, Callum McCowatt, Ben Old, Alex Paulsen, Nando Pijnaker, Jesse Randall, Alex Rufer, Tommy Smith, Ben Waine, Michael Woud.

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