ENGLAND fans were left baffled as stars’ names were muddled up ahead of last night’s friendly match.
Thomas Tuchel‘s side began their US World Cup preparations by taking on New Zealand in Tampa, Florida.
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England were in action at Raymond James Stadium Credit: PA
The stadium features a unique pirate ship Credit: Getty
The game took place at Raymond James Stadium, typically home of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFL.
Travelling England fans appeared to have a great time, particularly enjoying the venue’s unique pirate ship.
But they were left perplexed when the supposed Three Lions XI flashed on the big screen
In several pictures, and in footage that has circulated at the game, a bizarre set of names appeared on screen, with 10 of the 11 names botched.
Seven of the names conflated two different England players; Marc O’Reilly, Marcus Stones, Jordan Guehi, Morgan Anderson, Ollie Kane, Djed Bellingham and Jarrell Rashford.
Defender Ezri Konsa‘s name was also conflated with John Stones’, in addition to incorrectly being spelled “Consa”.
Harry Kane and Kobbie Mainoo, meanwhile, were simply named as “Harry” and “Kobbie”.
England superfan Adam Price, in attendance at the game, posted a picture of the bizarre team sheet, captioned: “Sorry???”
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The Three Lions were in World Cup warm up action in Tampa Credit: PA
The image subsequently went viral, with plenty of other fans having their say.
One joked: “WHAT DID THE AMERICANS DO TO ENGLAND’S LINEUP???”
And a second quipped: “The England team 30 years into your Football Manager save.”
Another added: “if konami ever made a world cup mode for PES back in the day”.
England went on to beat New Zealand 1-0, with “Harry” heading home on the stroke of half-time.
The Three Lions will be back in action on Wednesday night against Costa Rica, their final World Cup warm-up.
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