England’s first World Cup match will take place on June 17. Before playing their opening fixture, the England national team has experienced a terrifying 24 hours on their World Cup journey.
On the morning of June 13, a theft occurred during England’s World Cup preparations. A large quantity of football boots, match balls and training equipment were stolen while being transported by truck. Only the England team mascot and one football were left at the scene.
On June 13, most of the stolen items were recovered before the team arrived in Kansas. There was no major panic among players as none of them lost essential gear.
Also on June 13, England’s team chef triggered a security alert on a train, and his cooking knives were confiscated at the security checkpoint. It is reported that he accidentally set off the station’s metal detector. He was told that he could not bring knives on board and had to abandon the items to continue his trip. Alternative arrangements were therefore made. Insiders said the incident was settled in a friendly manner.
A few hours ago, the team was hit by extreme thunderstorms on the night they arrived in Kansas City. All players received mobile phone warnings and were advised to take shelter indoors.
England has endured a frightening 24 hours. In this period, their football boots and training gear were stolen and later retrieved. Then the team chef was stopped after his cooking knives triggered security alarms. After arriving at the training base, the players were forced to stay indoors due to severe thunderstorms.
