Watch England's arrival in Kansas City to make base camp for the World Cup
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- England’s national team landed at Wheeler Downtown Airport shortly before 12:30 p.m.
- The team will train at Swope Soccer Village and stay at the Meadowbrook Inn.
- England, the fourth and final Kansas City base, will face Croatia in North Texas.
The “Three Lions” have arrived in Kansas City.
That’s the nickname for England’s soccer team, which landed at the Wheeler Downtown Airport shortly before 12:30 p.m. on Saturday after spending time in Florida at a pre-World Cup camp.
England arrived on a Global Crossing Airlines plane that had left Palm Beach, Florida on Saturday morning. The flight was roughly 30 minutes early. The players and staff wore light-blue tops with black pants.
While England doesn’t play a World Cup match in Kansas City, the team will train at Swope Soccer Village in Kansas City, while residing at the Meadowbrook Inn in Prairie Village.
One of the favorites to win the World Cup, England is fourth in the latest world soccer rankings.
England is the fourth and final team to arrive in the Kansas City area to make its base camp. Argentina, Algeria and the Netherlands also will train here in hopes of winning the World Cup.
The first World Cup match for England is Wednesday in North Texas, when the “Three Lions” will face Croatia.
England reportedly had some of its gear stolen while making the trip from Florida to Kansas City. But that equipment was recovered on Saturday morning.
