{"id":35988,"date":"2026-06-11T10:50:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T10:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/11\/world-cup-2026-live-countdown-to-kick-off-in-mexico-today-after-englands-convincing-final-warm-up-match\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T10:50:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T10:50:25","slug":"world-cup-2026-live-countdown-to-kick-off-in-mexico-today-after-englands-convincing-final-warm-up-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/11\/world-cup-2026-live-countdown-to-kick-off-in-mexico-today-after-englands-convincing-final-warm-up-match\/","title":{"rendered":"World Cup 2026 &#8211; LIVE: Countdown to kick-off in Mexico today after England&#8217;s convincing final warm-up match"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div tabindex=\"0\">\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">After watching England beat Costa Rica 3-0 in the Three Lions&#8217; final pre-World Cup warm-up game, Mirror chief football writer John Cross said:<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Hello, this is John Cross from Orlando. England finished in 3rd place and Costa Rica in 0th place. And I have to say it was probably as good a preparation as England could have hoped for. Declan Rice scores. Anthony Gordon scored one and Ollie Watkins secured the win.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">And the traveling England fans were just amazing, really great, and at the end they were shouting, &#8220;We&#8217;re coming back!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Do they believe they can absolutely win the World Cup? Well, they can dream. They might actually take a bit of a boost from this performance, as it felt like a long way off from last weekend&#8217;s win against New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Read more of his post-game analysis below.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"commercial-video-box\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"primis\" data-tmdatatrack-index=\"1\" data-tmdatatrack-id=\"primis\" class=\"sc-56effa45-0 coBNyR\">\n<div class=\"sc-cfd18f1f-0 cyxXUg\">\n<div class=\"PrimisPlayer_primis-container-inline__0DR9s\" data-testid=\"primis-player-inline\"><span class=\"PrimisPlayer_headline__EYzoH\">Mirror reviews England vs Costa Rica friendly ahead of World Cup start<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/world-cup-2026-live-england-37275326\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After watching England beat Costa Rica 3-0 in the Three Lions&#8217; final pre-World Cup warm-up game, Mirror chief football writer John Cross said: Hello, this is John Cross from Orlando. 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