JAKARTA - The England National Team (Timnas) has started training in specially-heated tents to emulate conditions in the 2026 World Cup finals in the coming summer in the United States, Mexico, and Canada.
The Three Lions are in Spain this week to conduct a training camp in warm weather ahead of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers, on Saturday, June 7, 2025, against Andorra, before ending the 2024/2025 football season with a friendly match against Senegal in Nottingham on June 11, 2025.
However, the English Football Association (FA) and head coach Thomas Tuchel are already eyeing the 2026 World Cup.
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ESPN reports that special tents on the sidelines have been set up with artificially enhanced temperatures inside.
Players will then undergo cycling exercises and their recovery will be monitored to assess how each individual reacts to hot conditions.
There are concerns that at least four host cities could exceed the 32 degrees Celsius (89.6 degrees Fahrenheit) temperature limit which FIFA regulations say will trigger an automatic cooling break in each round, around the 30th and 75th minutes.
Research led by Queen's University Belfast shows as many as 14 of the 16 stadiums to be used can reach a "dangerous potential" level of 28 degrees Celsius (82 degrees Fahrenheit).
Speaking last week, Tuchel referred to a pre-season tour to the United States during his tenure at Chelsea.
"It is important to watch the game now in the United States and in Miami at three in the afternoon."
"The real experience is for the players, but I have had pre-season there, in Orlando. I would be very surprised if we didn't suffer. Suffering is one of the headlines for this World Cup," said Tuchel.
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