{"id":36743,"date":"2026-06-20T20:49:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T20:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/20\/three-lions-starbuck-scores-hat-trick-in-englands-friendly-behind-closed-doors-ace-joins-team\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T20:49:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T20:49:12","slug":"three-lions-starbuck-scores-hat-trick-in-englands-friendly-behind-closed-doors-ace-joins-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/20\/three-lions-starbuck-scores-hat-trick-in-englands-friendly-behind-closed-doors-ace-joins-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Lions&#8217; Starbuck scores hat-trick in England&#8217;s friendly behind closed doors; ace joins team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_1cf165\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">England continued their preparations after the win over Croatia, with Thomas Tuchel&#8217;s side playing a friendly against Sporting KC in the United States.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"Byline_byline-container__K_Owl\" data-testid=\"byline\"><span class=\"Byline_byline-content-wrapper__Imque\" data-testid=\"byline-content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"Byline_author-badge-date-wrapper__Q7jj1\">\n<p><span class=\"\" data-testid=\"byline-publishedDate\">June 19, 2026 02:29<\/span><span class=\"ArticleTimestamp_updated-date__7qD4Q ArticleTimestamp_updated-date-with-published__iFKpF\" data-testid=\"byline-updatedDate\">Updated June 19, 2026 05:33<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37318067\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"England and Sporting KC\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37318067.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/1_england.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37318067.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/1_england.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37318067.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/1_england.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37318067.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/1_england.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"England's stars played a behind-closed-doors friendly with Sporting KC as the teams trained together\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">England&#8217;s stars played a friendly behind closed doors against Sporting KC and the team trained together (Image: England\/X)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">England beat Sporting KC 5-1 behind closed doors on Thursday, their second win in as many days. The Three Lions didn&#8217;t stop after their win over Croatia just 24 hours ago.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">For those who did not feature in England&#8217;s 4-2 win, it was an opportunity to stake their claim for Tuesday&#8217;s game against Ghana. Striker Ivan Toney took advantage of the time to score a hat-trick, while Aston Villa stars Morgan Rodgers and Ollie Watkins also scored.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">This is the second time Tony has scored a hat-trick behind closed doors. England had previously defeated Miami FC before the start of the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">In addition to Rodgers, Marc Gehi was another player who received minutes against Croatia and appeared in the training ground match. The Manchester City defender was substituted by John Stones three minutes before full-time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Eberechi Eze and Dan Byrne were also among the players reported to have played on Thursday. Jarrell Quansah, Koby Mainu and Jordan Henderson also appeared to be involved.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">This result will be further boosted by the addition of new members to the squad by German coach Thomas Tuchel. The German manager, who threw out the ceremonial first pitch at Thursday&#8217;s game against the Kansas City Royals, saw Trevor Chalobah arrive to add to his numbers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The Chelsea defender was called up following an injury to Newcastle full-back Tino Libramento. The former Southampton ace&#8217;s World Cup dreams ended after he suffered a problem during training.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Chalova was not brought in as a direct replacement for Libramento, but as a central defender who can also play on the right flank. The decision came as a surprise to some people.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37304955\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37304955\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Trevor Chalobah called up to England World Cup squad\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37304955.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_GettyImages-2274456254.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37304955.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_GettyImages-2274456254.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37304955.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_GettyImages-2274456254.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37304955.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_GettyImages-2274456254.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Trevoh Chalobah has been called up into England's World Cup squad\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Trevor Chalobah called up to England World Cup squad<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Sign up now for the Make Football Great Again newsletter and get the latest World Cup news straight to your inbox!<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Former England striker Wayne Rooney expected Luke Shaw to provide further cover on the flank. &#8220;It&#8217;s a little weird,&#8221; Rooney said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cI wanted to see Luke Shaw, and Jed Spence could be a cover for Reece James and Luke Shaw could come in.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;But I&#8217;m sure Thomas Tuchel kept in touch with the players who were available, and I&#8217;m sure he (Cialova) was one of the players who were available.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure data-testid=\"embed-placeholder\" class=\"EmbedPlaceholder_figure__NLMFl undefined false\"><figcaption>Content cannot be displayed without consent<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Join our new WhatsApp community and receive Mirror Football content every day. 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