England 1-0 New Zealand: five talking points from the World Cup warm-up | Jacob Steinberg
Bellingham will have been happy to take the armband, O’Reilly is a midfield option but Stones looks a weak link England may as well pack their bags and go home if Harry Kane picks up an injury. The captain laboured through Euro 2024, leaving some to wonder if his international career was winding down, but there is n…
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