England are reading themselves for “potentially dangerous” temperatures in North America during the 2026 World Cup by training in special tents.

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• Major tournament heading to US, Canada & Mexico
• Three Lions working through qualification campaign
• Already putting plans in place for testing conditions

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  The Three Lions are yet to confirm their qualification for next summer’s tournament in the United States, Mexico and Canada, but are hoping to move a step closer to hitting that target when facing Andorra in their latest qualifier on Saturday.

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  The England camp is fully aware of the challenges that conditions at FIFA’s next global gathering could pose. It is claimed that at least four cities could exceed the 32 degrees Celsius mark that triggers automatic cooling breaks.

  Research led by Queen's University Belfast has pointed out that 14 of the 16 stadiums scheduled to host World Cup fixtures could reach the “potentially dangerous” mark of 28 degrees Celsius.

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  With that in mind, reports on how England – with the likes of Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham back on international duty – have been using “specially-heated tents to replicate conditions at next summer’s World Cup”.

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• WHAT THOMAS TUCHEL SAID

  Three Lions boss Thomas Tuchel has already said of potentially soaring temperatures, having experienced them first hand during his time in charge of Chelsea: "It is important to see matches now in America, and in Miami at three in the afternoon. The actual experience is for the players, but I have done pre-season there in Orlando and I will be very surprised if we do not suffer. Suffering is one of the headlines for this World Cup."

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