Costa Rica Set for Summer Friendly Against England in Orlando
Costa Rica will face England on June 10 in a high-profile international friendly at Inter&Co Stadium in Orlando, Florida, with kickoff set for 2 p.m. in Costa Rica and 4 p.m. local time. The match will close out La Sele’s June FIFA window and gives the national team one of its biggest tests of the year. The game also lands in a strong setting for Costa Rica supporters in the United States. Inter&Co Stadium is a downtown Orlando soccer venue with a listed capacity of 25,500, which should give the match a tighter and louder feel than a larger NFL-style stadium. For a Costa Rica side looking for a meaningful summer stage, the Florida setting makes sense. England is treating the Florida trip as the final stretch of its World Cup buildup. Thomas Tuchel’s team will play New Zealand in Tampa on June 6 and then meet Costa Rica in Orlando four days later before moving on to its tournament base in Kansas City. England opens its World Cup campaign on June 17 and has been drawn with Croa...