England will play Costa Rica in an international friendly at Inter&Co Stadium on June 10, giving Central Florida fans a rare chance to see the Three Lions in the United States ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.TEG Sport and The Football Association announced the match Thursday, saying the game will kick off at 4 p.m. ET as part of England’s final preparations for the expanded 2026 tournament.The appearance will be England’s first at Inter&Co Stadium and one of the national team’s few matches on U.S. soil in more than two decades.“We are thrilled to bring the England men’s national team to Orlando as part of their World Cup preparations,” Jarrod Dillon, president of business operations for Orlando City SC, Orlando Pride and Inter&Co Stadium, said in a statement. He said the venue’s atmosphere and facilities make it “the ideal stage for an international matchup of this caliber.”The match adds another high-profile soccer event to Orlando’s calendar as the region positions itself as a major hub ahead of the World Cup, which will be co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico.England was drawn into Group L for the 2026 tournament and is scheduled to face Croatia, Ghana and Panama in the opening round.Costa Rica has met England twice previously. The sides played to a 0-0 draw in the group stage of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. England won the second meeting, beating Costa Rica 2-0 in a 2018 World Cup tuneup match at Elland Road in Leeds. Organizers said more information on tickets, broadcast coverage and matchday operations will be released in the coming weeks.
ORLANDO, Fla. —
England will play Costa Rica in an international friendly at Inter&Co Stadium on June 10, giving Central Florida fans a rare chance to see the Three Lions in the United States ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
TEG Sport and The Football Association announced the match Thursday, saying the game will kick off at 4 p.m. ET as part of England’s final preparations for the expanded 2026 tournament.
The appearance will be England’s first at Inter&Co Stadium and one of the national team’s few matches on U.S. soil in more than two decades.
“We are thrilled to bring the England men’s national team to Orlando as part of their World Cup preparations,” Jarrod Dillon, president of business operations for Orlando City SC, Orlando Pride and Inter&Co Stadium, said in a statement. He said the venue’s atmosphere and facilities make it “the ideal stage for an international matchup of this caliber.”
The match adds another high-profile soccer event to Orlando’s calendar as the region positions itself as a major hub ahead of the World Cup, which will be co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico.
England was drawn into Group L for the 2026 tournament and is scheduled to face Croatia, Ghana and Panama in the opening round.
Costa Rica has met England twice previously. The sides played to a 0-0 draw in the group stage of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. England won the second meeting, beating Costa Rica 2-0 in a 2018 World Cup tuneup match at Elland Road in Leeds.
Organizers said more information on tickets, broadcast coverage and matchday operations will be released in the coming weeks.