England and New Zealand have confirmed their starting teams for their meeting in an international friendly in Tampa on Saturday.The encounter with the team ranked 75th in the world is the Three Lions first fixture since their arrival in the US for the finals, starting their campaign against Croatia on June 17 (21:00 BST).New Zealand, who cruised through qualifying, face Iran in their first group match on June 16 (02:00) and were beaten 4-0 by Haiti in a friendly on Wednesday.101GreatGoals.com has the team news and starting line-ups as England and New Zealands preparations continue for the 2026 World Cup. Table of ContentsEngland confirmed team vs New ZealandWorld Cup 2026 warm-up: New Zealand full line up vs EnglandWhere to watch England v New Zealand: TV channel, live online streamsEngland v New Zealand statsEngland confirmed team vs New ZealandEngland make seven changes from their 1-0 home friendly defeat to Japan on March 31, with Jordan Pickford, Marc Guehi, Kobbie Mainoo and Morgan Rogers keeping their places. John Stones, Jarell Quansah, Djed Spence, Jordan Henderson, Marcus Rashford, Ollie Watkins and Harry Kane come in.Centre-back Stones missed much of his final season at Manchester City with issues, including a calf injury that kept the 32-year-old out until mid-April.Midfielder Declan Rice and forwards Bukayo Saka, Eberechi Eze and Noni Madueke are rested after taking part in Arsenals Champions League final defeat to Paris Saint-Germain last Saturday.Right-back Ben White was recalled by England in March and started against Japan but will miss the finals with a serious knee injury.Training squad members Alex Scott, Rio Ngumoha, Josh King, Jason Steele and Ethan Nwaneri are not eligible to play at the World Cup but could make their England debuts.England starting XI:Jordan Pickford, John Stones, Marc Guehi, Jarell Quansah, Djed Spence, Jordan Henderson, Kobbie Mainoo, Morgan Rogers, Marcus Rashford, Ollie Watkins, Harry KaneEngland substitutes: Dean Henderson, James Trafford, Ezri Konsa, Nico OReilly, Dan Burn, Tino Livramento, Elliot Anderson, Jude Bellingham, Anthony Gordon, Ivan Toney, Reece James, Alex Scott, Josh King, Ethan Nwaneri, Rio NgumohaWorld Cup 2026 warm-up: New Zealand full line up vs EnglandRecord 45-goal New Zealand scorer Chris Wood returned from a severe knee injury for Nottingham Forest in April and played for 60 minutes against Haiti.Influential right-back Tim Payne missed two months of the season with a broken collarbone and has had two minor hamstring issues since then.Sarpreet Singh suffered a significant knee injury in February but has been deemed fit enough to join the squad, playing the first half against Haiti.New Zealand starting XI: To followNew Zealand substitutes:To followWhere to watch England v New Zealand: TV channel, live online streamsKick-off on Saturday is at 21:00 BST (16:00 ET / 13:00 PT). Live coverage in the UK is on ITV1 and STV.Fans can stream the action via ITVs website and the ITVX app, which is available on a vast variety of devices for viewing on the go.England v New Zealand statsEngland have failed to win their last two fixtures (D1 L1), last going winless in their opening three fixtures of a calendar year in 2004 (D2 L1)They have won each of their last 37 games against nations ranked 85th or lower in the rankings since a 1-0 loss in Northern Ireland in September 2005This will be Englands first game in the US since friendlies against Ecuador and Honduras in June 2014 before the World Cup in Brazil, drawing both fixtures at Miamis Sun Life StadiumThe Three Lions only previous meetings with New Zealand came in the same week back in June 1991, winning 1-0 in Auckland and 2-0 in WellingtonHarry Kane has 10 goals across his last 10 appearances for England and has nine nine appearances against non-European nationsDefeat to Haiti was New Zealands eighth in their last 10 games in all competitions (W1 D1)The All Whites had 14 shots to 13 in that match, though they posted an expected goals total of 1.0 to their opponents 2.4Chris Wood scored nine goals for New Zealand in 2026 World Cup qualification, which is five more than any other player in the OFC confederationForests 2024/25 leading marksman scored more goals with his head (6) than any other player managed during the confederation campaign overallNew Zealand are winless in each of their last 16 matches against European opposition (D4 L12), since a 1-0 friendly victory over Serbia in Klagenfurt in May 2010 Topics 2026 FIFA World Cup Ben White Bukayo Saka Dan Burn Declan Rice Eberechi Eze England National Football Team FIFA World Cup Harry Kane John Stones Jordan Henderson Jordan Pickford Kobbie Mainoo Marc Guehi Morgan Rogers Noni Madueke Ollie Watkins Thomas Tuchel World Cup World Cup 2026 Add us as a preferred source on Google If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read World Cup 2026 live: Bolivia vs Scotland friendly confirmed teams and full line ups as McTominay starts, TV channel, live online stream and stats Ben Miller 6th June, 2026 World Cup 2026 live: Portugal vs Chile friendly confirmed teams and full line ups as Cristiano Ronaldo and Bruno Fernandes start, TV channel, live online stream and stats Jon Fisher 6th June, 2026 World Cup 2026 live: USA vs Germany confirmed friendly teams and full line ups as Arsenals Havertz and Liverpools Wirtz start, TV channel, live online stream and stats Ben Miller 6th June, 2026 FIFA World Cup 2026: Full England fixtures, results, schedule, confirmed squad, next match, kick off times Ben Miller 6th June, 2026 USA v Germany: International friendly line-ups, stats and preview, TV channel, live online stream and prediction for 2026 FIFA World Cup warm-up match Ben Miller 6th June, 2026 Bolivia v Scotland: International friendly line-ups, stats and preview, TV channel, live online stream and prediction for 2026 FIFA World Cup warm-up match Ben Miller 6th June, 2026
