England v New Zealand
International fixture
Saturday 6 June 2026, 9pm BST
Raymond James Stadium

Head to head

England and New Zealand have gone head-to-head just twice, with both meetings taking place within less than a week of each other over three decades ago.

Previous meetings v New Zealand

New Zealand 0-2 England, International, 8 June 1991

As part of the All Whites' centenary celebrations, England made the trip to the other side of the globe to play New Zealand in a double header, with the second of the two games taking place in Wellington. Stuart Pearce and David Hirst were on target either side of the interval in a 2-0 win.

New Zealand 0-1 England, International, 3 June 1991

Just five days earlier in Auckland, Gary Lineker's late goal was the difference for the Three Lions, with Graham Taylor's England having already beaten Australia in Sydney on their trip down under.

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Thomas Tuchel has named his starting line-up to face New Zealand in Tampa, as the Three Lions' World Cup preparation camp continues in Florida.

England will be led out by Harry Kane for this game and he will be joined in attack by Ollie Watkins.

John Stones starts in defence alongside Djed Spence, Jarell Quansah and Marc Guéhi while there are midfield roles for Jordan Henderson and Kobbie Mainoo.

England: 1 Jordan Pickford, 5 John Stones, 6 Marc Guéhi, 9 Harry Kane (c), 11 Marcus Rashford, 14 Jordan Henderson, 16 Kobbie Mainoo, 17 Morgan Rogers, 19 Ollie Watkins, 25 Djed Spence, 26 Jarell Quansah

Substitutes: 2Ezri Konsa, 3 Nico O'Reilly, 8 Elliot Anderson, 10 Jude Bellingham, 12 Tino Livramento, 13 Dean Henderson, 15 Dan Burn, 18 Anthony Gordon, 22 Ivan Toney, 23 James Trafford, 24 Reece James, 28 Alex Scott, 29 Josh King, 30 Ethan Nwaneri, 31 Rio Ngumoha

Harry Kane’s header fired England to a 1-0 win over New Zealand as their preparations for the FIFA World Cup 2026 continued.

Kane flicked home a header just before half time, as England were rewarded for their tireless effort in stifling conditions in Tampa.

The Three Lions continued to plug away, as 22 players took to the pitch for Thomas Tuchel, but Kane’s goal proved the difference between the sides.

Tuchel’s men will now face Costa Rica in Orlando on Wednesday, before they open their World Cup campaign on Wednesday 17 June against Croatia.

England’s first sight of goal came just before the quarter hour, as Ollie Watkins found space in behind but his effort was skewed off target.

Kane then brought a first save out of Max Crocombe a few minutes later, as the captain fired an effort from outside the box that was well met by the Kiwi keeper.

The Three Lions continued their pressure but were unable to carve out too many clear cut opportunities, with Kobbie Mainoo the next to try his luck from range but the midfielder’s effort was high and wide.

Kane then forced an acrobatic save out of Crocombe, as he rose highest to meet a Marcus Rashford cross after brilliant play down the left and his header was tipped over the bar.

Rashford then had an effort of his own from outside the box but he couldn't find the target.

The breakthrough came on the stroke of half time, as Kane expertly flicked a header home from an excellent Djed Spence cross from the left to register his 79th goal for the Three Lions.

Thomas Tuchel changed his entire side at half time, but the Three Lions were straight on the attack after the break with Dan Burn close to converting from an early corner.

England continued to work hard in the Florida heat, with Jude Bellingham and Anthony Gordon combining neatly to almost play in Ivan Toney.

Gordon then struck an effort from the corner of the box which was blocked, before debutant Rio Ngumoha’s follow-up was also smothered by the All Whites’ defence.

Toney was then brought down in the box, only for a potential penalty to be ruled out by an offside flag following a lengthy VAR check.

Bellingham saw an effort fly wide after intricate footwork carved out some space, before Gordon then called Crocombe into action again with five minutes remaining, but the New Zealand goalkeeper easily held the shot as Kane's first-half header proved the only goal of the game.

England: 1 Jordan Pickford (Everton); 26 Jarell Quansah (Bayer Leverkusen), 5 John Stones (Manchester City), 6 Marc Guéhi (Manchester City), 25 Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur); 14 Jordan Henderson (Brentford), 16 Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United), 19 Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), 17 Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), 11 Marcus Rashford (Barcelona on loan from Manchester United); 9 Harry Kane (Bayern Munich)

Substitutes: 23 James Trafford (Manchester City) for Pickford 46’, 3 Nico O’Reilly (Manchester City) for Henderson 46’, 2 Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) for Stones 46’, 15 Dan Burn (Newcastle United) for Guehi 46’, 22 Ivan Toney (Al Ahli) for Kane 46’, 18 Anthony Gordon (Barcelona) for Rashford 46’, 10 Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) for Rogers 46’, 31 Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool) for Watkins 46’), 8 Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) for Mainoo 46’, 24 Reece James (Chelsea) for Quansah 46’, 12 Tino Livramento (Newcastle United) for Spence 46’

Subs not used: 13 Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), 28 Alex Scott (AFC Bournemouth), 30 Ethan Nwaneri (Marseille on loan from Arsenal), 29 Josh King (Fulham)

Head Coach: Thomas Tuchel

Goals: Harry Kane 45+3’

New Zealand: 1 Max Crocombe, 2 Tim Payne, 16 Finn Surman, 5 Michael Boxall, 13 Liberato Cacace, 6 Joe Bell, 10 Sarpreet Singh, 8 Marko Stamenic, 11 Elijah Just, 7 Matthew Garbett, 9 Chris Wood

Substitutes: 14 Alex Rufer for Bell 46’, 21 Jesse Randall for Garbett 61’, 19 Benjamin Old for Cacace 62’, 4 Tyler Bindon for Payne 62’, 3 Francis De Vries for Just 78’, 17 Kosta Barbarouses for Wood 78’, 20 Callum McCowatt for Singh 84’, 25 Lachlan Bayliss for Stamenic 84’, 24 Callan Elliot for Surman 85’, 15 Nando Pijnaker for Boxall 85’

Subs not used: 12 Alex Paulsen, 22 Michael Woud, 26 Tommy Smith, 18 Ben Waine

Head coach: Darren Bazeley