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Harry Kane’s 67th goal in club and international matches since the start of last season saw England beat New Zealand in an international friendly at the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa.
Captain Kane made it 79 goals for England and moved 26 clear of Wayne Rooney as his side’s all-time top scorer with a deft header from Jed Spence’s left-footed pass in stoppage time in an uneventful first half.
Dan Byrne headed the post shortly after half-time after being introduced as one of England’s 11 substitutes at the break.
Liverpool winger Rio Ngumoha also made his debut at the age of 17, becoming the youngest debutant for the Three Lions since Jude Bellingham, who was 155 days his junior in November 2020.
England v New Zealand analysis: Tuchel ‘sees bigger picture’
Concerns about the quality of the pitch awaiting England proved unfounded at the NFL Stadium, where New Zealand put up more resistance than their status as the 75th-ranked team in the world would suggest.
Millwall goalkeeper Max Crocombe turned away Kane’s early strike from distance early on, while Nottingham Forest striker Chris Wood had a quiet game.
Former England left-back Stephen Warnock suggested head coach Thomas Tuchel « doesn’t care about the result » against the rivals, who lost 4-0 to Haiti in a friendly on Wednesday.
« The pitch was not great and it was difficult for us to play the way we wanted » 🏟️🗣️
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« It’s not the performance many would have wanted, » Warnock told BBC Radio 5 Live. « What he wants to see is this England team improving and understanding what they want from him.
« He won’t care about pace like everyone else – he’ll just think ‘as long as I get my team ready and we win the first game and get out of the group.’
« That’s all he’s worried about. He sees the bigger picture. »
Harry Kane: England goal against New Zealand ‘looked easy’
Former Republic of Ireland captain Roy Keane praised Kane. « He’s in the form of his life, in great form and he makes it look really, really easy, » Keane told ITV Football about the goal.
« He’s got a lot of speed on the ball and he’s a top striker, he’s in the right position, he’s just got to get it into the corner. How many times have we said that about Kane? He’s the man.
« It’s been a brilliant training session for England – they’ve had a couple of Tests, they’ve had to run a bit and there’s a bit of sharpness to come. It’s been a really good training session for them. »
FIFA World Cup 2026: England, New Zealand Fixtures
England face Costa Rica in the next friendly in Orlando on Wednesday (9pm BST). Here’s how Tuchel’s team and New Zealand’s first finals matches look.
| A team | Date | Opponents | BST Kickoff | ET | PT |
| New Zealand | June 15 | Iran | 02:00 (June 16) | 21:00 hours | 18:00 hours |
| England | June 17 | Croatia | 21:00 hours | 4:00 p.m | 1:00 p.m |
Team England v New Zealand
England made seven changes from their 1-0 friendly loss to Japan on March 31, with Jordan Pickford, Mark Guehi, Kobi Mainu and Morgan Rodgers retaining their places.
In came John Stones, Jarrell Quanza, Jed Spence, Jordan Henderson, Marcus Rashford, Ollie Watkins and Harry Kane.
Centre-back Stones missed much of his last season at Manchester City due to problems, including a calf injury which sidelined the 32-year-old until mid-April.
Midfielder Declan Rice and forwards Bukayo Saka, Eberechi Eze and Noni Madueke have been rested after featuring in Arsenal’s Champions League final loss 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, Ngumoha, Josh King, Jason Steele and Ethan Nwaneri are ineligible to play at the World Cup but were hoping to make their England debuts.
England starting XI: Jordan Pickford, John Stones, Mark Gwehi, Jarrell Quanza, Jed Spence, Jordan Henderson, Kobi Mainu, Morgan Rodgers, Marcus Rashford, Ollie Watkins, Harry Kane
England Substitutes: Dean Henderson, James Trafford, Ezri Konsa, Nico O’Reilly, Dan Byrne, Tino Livramento, Elliott Anderson, Jude Bellingham, Anthony Gordon, Ivan Toney, Reece James, Alex Scott, Josh King, Ethan Navaneri, Rio Ngumoha
FIFA World Cup 2026 warm-up: Full New Zealand vs England squad
Alex Paulson, Tyler Bindon, Alex Ruffer and Jesse Randall moved to the New Zealand bench, which brought in Crocombe, Joe Bell, Michael Boxall and Matthew Garbett.
Record 45-goal scorer Wood started again after returning from a serious knee injury for Nottingham Forest in April and played 60 minutes against Haiti.
Influential right-back Tim Paine missed two months of the season with a broken collarbone and has had two minor hamstring problems since then.
Sarpreet Singh suffered a serious knee injury in February but was deemed fit enough to make the squad, playing the first half against Haiti and starting here.
New Zealand starting XI: Max Crocombe, Tim Payne, Finn Surman, Michael Boxall, Liberato Cacce, Elijah Just, Joe Bell, Sarpreet Singh, Marko Stamenich, Matthew Garbett, Chris Wood
New Zealand Substitutes: Alex Paulsen, Francis de Vries, Tyler Bindon, Alex Ruffer, Nando Pienaker, Costa Barbarouses, Ben Wayne, Ben Auld, Callum McCowatt, Jesse Randall, Michael Wood, Callan Elliott, Lachlan Bayliss, Tommy Smith
England v New Zealand Stats
- England were at risk of going winless in their opening three matches of the calendar year for the first time since 2004 (D2 L1)
- They have won each of their last 38 games against nations ranked 85th or lower since losing 1-0 in Northern Ireland in September 2005.
- It was England’s first match in the USA since friendlies against Ecuador and Honduras in June 2014 before world championship in Brazil, playing both games at Sun Life Stadium in Miami
- The Three Lions’ only previous meetings with New Zealand were in the same week in June 1991, winning 1-0 in Auckland and 2-0 in Wellington
- Kane has 11 goals in his last 11 appearances for England and 10 in 10 appearances against non-European nations
- The defeat was New Zealand’s ninth in their last 11 matches in all competitions (W1 D1)
- The All Whites had 14 against 13 shots against Haiti, despite posting an expected goals total of 1.0 against their opponent’s 2.4
- Chris Wood scored nine goals for New Zealand in Qualification for the 2026 World Cupwhich is five more than any other player in the OFC confederation
- Forest’s 2024/25 leading goalscorer scored more headed goals (6) than any other player managed during the entire confederation campaign
- New Zealand are winless in each of their last 17 games against European opposition (D4 L13), since a 1-0 friendly win over Serbia in Klagenfurt in May 2010.
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