Kane hails England preparation as squad arrives at World Cup base camp

[p]Thomas Tuchel's men arrived in the Midwest on Saturday following a camp in Florida, where they played two friendly matches, against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/new-zealand/rLctHkpU/"]New Zealand[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/costa-rica/C4ePE2kq/"]Costa Rica[/a], winning both.[/p][p]They are one of the favourites to win the World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/usa/fuitL4CF/"]United States[/a] after coming close to winning silverware at recent major tournaments.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/england/j9N9ZNFA/"]England[/a] captain [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kane-harry/v5HSlEAa/"]Harry Kane[/a] said preparation for their opening match against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/croatia/K8aznggo/"]Croatia[/a] next Wednesday in Arlington, Texas, had been "top drawer".[/p][p][b]"The way we worked, the way we trained, the preparation for games, the way we played and also just the togetherness, the way we reconnected,"[/b] he said.[/p][embed guid="ea1838f5-f5e5-4685-8d60-748c26879964" url="https://x.com/England/status/2065873407820853598" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"The relaxation away from it as well, the recovery part of it. Everything was at the highest level, so I feel like we can come into this part of the camp knowing that we've had great preparation."[/b][/p][p]The 32-year-old Bayern Munich forward said now that the squad was in Kansas City, they could "start to feel the real World Cup anticipation".[/p][p][b]"Obviously, we've still got a few more days until our first game, but this is where the business starts," [/b]he added.[/p][p][b]"This is going to be our home for the next six weeks, hopefully, and looking forward to getting started."[/b][/p][p]Kane said England's performance in their 3-0 win against Costa Rica on Wednesday had been "top from start to finish" as they prepare for a tough opener in Group L.[/p][p][b]"Croatia are a difficult team,"[/b] he said.[/p][p][b]"They proved in the last two World Cups especially that they can be one of the best teams in the tournament and we have to be ready for that," [/b]added Kane, who was in the side that lost to Croatia in the 2018 World Cup semi-finals.[/p][embed guid="87444c14-8075-4bc7-8186-fee94a779e8c" url="https://x.com/England/status/2065860853174337973" social-type="twitter" /][p]Tuchel, appointed with a brief to win England's first World Cup since 1966, said his men were "ready to go".[/p][p][b]"We are acclimatised,"[/b] said the German. [b]"We have been in the country for quite a while. They have worked hard enough. We have been exposed to enough heat. We're in a good place."[/b][/p][p]The other two teams in Group L are Ghana and Panama.[/p][infobox id="223b89ff-ddb8-4772-8cfb-8f89aea85267" /]