training equipment was stolen<\/a> ahead of the squad\u2019s arrival at their World Cup training base on Saturday.<\/p>\nKansas City mayor Quinton Lucas earlier put out a statement on the \u201cheist\u201d. He said officials at \u201clocal, state and federal levels\u201d were investigating the theft from vehicles transferring equipment from England\u2019s training camp in Florida.<\/p>\n
But is understood most of the items have now been recovered. Henderson was asked after England\u2019s first training session at Swope Soccer Village whether he had lost his boots.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think I did, but I got them back, so it\u2019s all good,\u201d said the Crystal Palace goalkeeper.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think they got everything back, so it\u2019s all good.\u201d Defender Dan Burn was relaxed about the episode.<\/p>\n
\u201cObviously it was to do with the police,\u201d he said. \u201cSo I don\u2019t know how much people know about it. We didn\u2019t know a lot about it, but I\u2019ve got all my kit and all my boots.\u201d Thomas Tuchel\u2019s England, among the favourites to win the World Cup, had a gentle training session in front of scores of watching fans on Saturday.<\/p>\n
They open their World Cup campaign against Croatia on Wednesday, before further games in Group L against Ghana and Panama.<\/p>\n
40-YEAR-OLD TO END TWO-YEAR ABSENCE<\/p>\n
Manuel Neuer will start in goal for Germany against Curacao in his fifth World Cup, coach Julian Nagelsmann said on Saturday.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll the players are fit and Manu will start,\u201d Nagelsmann said at his pre-match press conference.<\/p>\n
The game Sunday against the World Cup debutants will be the 40-year-old goalkeeper\u2019s first appearance for Germany for nearly two years.<\/p>\n
Neuer won the last of his 124 international caps in a Euro 2024 quarter-final defeat by Spain.<\/p>\n
Nagelsmann brought him out of international retirement after he helped Bayern win the Bundesliga title and reach the Champions League semi-finals last season.<\/p>\n
The 2014 World Cup-winner had to nurse a calf injury in the build-up to the 2026 tournament and played no part in the 4-0 friendly win against Finland and the 2-0 victory against the USA.<\/p>\n
Neuer\u2019s inclusion leaves Oliver Baumann, who has largely been Germany\u2019s number one in the last two years, on the bench.<\/p>\n
US pundit goes in hard on Socceroos | 01:22<\/p>\n
COACH\u2019S HONEST REVEAL OVER WORLD CUP HEARTBREAK<\/p>\n
Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu on Saturday described Wataru Endo as \u201churt\u201d and apologised after torpedoing the captain\u2019s World Cup dreams on the eve of the tournament.<\/p>\n
The Liverpool midfielder abruptly announced on Thursday that his international career was over, having failed to recover from injury ahead of Japan\u2019s opening match of the tournament against the Netherlands in Dallas on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Moriyasu, who has said his goal is to take Japan to World Cup glory in North America, said it had been his call that the 33-year-old should not be involved following a foot injury.<\/p>\n
Endo made his Japan debut in 2015 and retires with 73 caps, having scored four goals for his country.<\/p>\n
\u201cI ultimately looked at whether he can perform or not, and remain in the team or not. I was the one that made the final decision,\u201d Moriyasu, who appeared emotional, told reporters at the air-conditioned stadium in Dallas that is home to NFL team the Dallas Cowboys.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I communicated the message to Wataru… I felt really bad to tell him such a message.<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course it\u2019s impossible to know exactly how he felt or to know what his thoughts were, but he was very understanding and respectful.<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course he was hurt. The family members and all the people that he loves, and even the supporters or other people who were supporting him… they were hurt as well.<\/p>\n
\u201cI really would like to apologise sincerely to them personally. \u201cFor the team and also for the country, that decision had to be made. It was tough.\u201d Japan have been tipped to go far in the World Cup for the first time, having impressed in beating England at Wembley in the lead-up to the competition.<\/p>\n
Moriyasu backed his talented squad not to dwell on the absence of Endo and injured Brighton winger Kaoru Mitoma.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen the unexpected happens we have to make sure we are not upset or shocked too much,\u201d said the coach, who masterminded group-stage wins over Spain and Germany at the Qatar 2022 World Cup, before going out to Croatia on penalties in the last 16.<\/p>\n
He added: \u201cWe could be considered a dark horse, but to do that we have to break the shells off of what we have been hiding in and try to go to the limit.\u201d Also in a tight-looking Group F are Tunisia and Sweden.<\/p>\n
US kick off campaign with monster win | 01:37<\/p>\n
EX-MAN UTD STAR SET TO OVERCOME INJURY CLOUD<\/p>\n
Memphis Depay is fit to start the Netherlands\u2019 tasty World Cup opener against Japan in Dallas on Sunday, coach Ronald Koeman said, calling the attacker \u201ca key part\u201d of their title charge.<\/p>\n
Depay, the Netherlands\u2019 all-time top goalscorer with 55 goals, is short of match fitness having only returned in May from a two-month injury-enforced absence.<\/p>\n
The 32-year-old Corinthians forward has endured a difficult year with form and fitness, but Koeman hinted he will start against a dangerous Japan in the impressive air-conditioned Dallas stadium that is usually home to NFL team the Dallas Cowboys.<\/p>\n
Koeman, who said he has already told his squad the starting XI, did not use Depay in the 2-1 friendly win over Uzbekistan this week.<\/p>\n
He did though play a half of the 1-0 defeat to Algeria at the start of June. \u201cMemphis is fit. He would be able to start the game,\u201d said the former international defender Koeman.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe has progressed well, so things are looking good.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe is an important player. He has been so for a very long time, and he is a key part to our possible success in this World Cup.\u201d <\/p>\n
Canada & Bosnia play out tense draw | 00:53<\/p>\n
Winger Crysencio Summerville is also in strong contention.<\/p>\n
He enjoyed a good season with West Ham, despite their relegation from the Premier League, and Koeman said he gives the Dutch something different.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe don\u2019t have many players who perform well on the right-hand side but prefer the left-hand side,\u201d said the 63-year-old.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd so he completes the team. There\u2019s a chance that he plays tomorrow.\u201d The Dutch have been World Cup runners-up three times and are fancied to go far again in North America.<\/p>\n
However, they come into the tournament missing several key players with injury, including Tottenham attacker Xavi Simons and Arsenal defender Jurrien Timber.<\/p>\n
Koeman knows the nation expects even if they are below full strength. \u201cThere is always pressure,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Netherlands may not be a very large country geographically, but it is a country that is always present on big tournaments and we put a lot of pressure on ourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Legendary former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has teed off on one of the most controversial issues so far…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":735287,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[355467,6074,167841,2095,1724,355468,5340,2065,355462,2791,14865,6257,28153,1234,355472,54309,9239,2057,355457,657,13201,57550,6214,355461,5717,355464,355456,43,101482,64095,188294,132243,355473,941,250846,42099,355465,73383,31727,351966,355466,6255,235953,132252,2184,355458,355463,355476,9139,44,355460,2041,68108,2067,3583,355471,355469,299625,117547,1614,16260,355474,355470,355475,1183,18780,3595,2020,4200,6221,177436,354685,38446,41,39,42,40,355459,2125,2614,72978,178597,12000,2062,21418,350959],"class_list":["post-735286","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-advertising-spectacle","tag-africa","tag-algeria","tag-america","tag-asia","tag-background-music","tag-calf-injury","tag-canada","tag-canada-ampamp-bosnia","tag-central-america","tag-central-asia","tag-champions-league","tag-croatia","tag-dallas-cowboys","tag-dams-right","tag-dark-horse","tag-eastern-asia","tag-europe","tag-excessive-advertising","tag-family-members","tag-fifa","tag-final-decision","tag-finland","tag-german-television","tag-germany","tag-group-stage-wins","tag-hajime-moriyasu","tag-headlines","tag-home-ground","tag-honest-reveal","tag-hydration-breaks","tag-injury-time","tag-international-career","tag-japan","tag-julian-nagelsmann","tag-jurgen-klopp","tag-kelly-williams","tag-key-part","tag-key-players","tag-landmark-night","tag-manager-rages","tag-manchester-united-football-club","tag-manuel-neuer","tag-match-fitness","tag-mexico","tag-mike-grella","tag-monster-winfootball","tag-nation-expects","tag-national-football-league","tag-news","tag-noble-sword","tag-north-america","tag-northern-africa","tag-northern-america","tag-northern-europe","tag-oliver-baumann","tag-overcome-injury-cloud","tag-player-wellbeing","tag-pre-match-press-conference","tag-premier-league","tag-qatar","tag-quarter-final-defeat","tag-ronald-koeman","tag-soccer-pundit","tag-south-africa","tag-southern-africa","tag-southern-europe","tag-spain","tag-sweden","tag-switzerland","tag-talented-squad","tag-tense-drawfootball","tag-title-charge","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories","tag-tournament-television-advertising","tag-tunisia","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-uzbekistan","tag-wataru-endo","tag-western-asia","tag-western-europe","tag-world-cup","tag-world-cup-heartbreak"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/735286","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=735286"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/735286\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/735287"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=735286"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=735286"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=735286"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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