England - Costa Rica live - Football

England take on Costa Rica in an international friendly at Inter&Co Stadium in Orlando - the Three Lions' final pre-tournament test before their FIFA World Cup 2026™ campaign begins in Group L against Croatia, Ghana and Panama.

Match Info: England vs Costa Rica

The match kicks off on Wednesday, 10 June 2026 at 9:00 PM BST (21:00 local time in London) at Inter&Co Stadium in Orlando, Florida, as part of England's pre-World Cup preparations under head coach Thomas Tuchel.

Where to Watch England vs Costa Rica?

UK viewers can watch the match live on ITV 1 UK on free-to-air television, with a simultaneous stream available through ITVX - ITV's free streaming platform accessible to all UK-registered users. Coverage is expected to include pre-match build-up, live commentary and post-match analysis.

Viewers across the rest of the world also have a wide range of options. In the United States, where the match is staged, the game is broadcast on Fox Sports 2 on cable television, with online streams available via FOX One, Foxsports.com, Fubo TV and VIX. Fans in Canada can tune in through DAZN or fuboTV Canada.

Across Latin America - including Costa Rica itself - the match is available on Disney+ in most countries, with Costa Rican viewers also able to watch on TDMAX and terrestrial channel Repretel Canal 6. The global feed is carried by UEFA TV, accessible worldwide for those without a regional broadcast option.

England vs Costa Rica - Match Preview

England enter this friendly as clear favourites, facing a Costa Rica side that failed to qualify for the 2026 World Cup and arrives in Orlando on the back of a winless run of 5 matches.

For Thomas Tuchel's squad, this fixture carries real purpose beyond the scoreline. England open their World Cup campaign on 17 June against Croatia in Arlington, Texas, with further group matches to follow against Ghana and Panama. The Orlando friendly represents the last opportunity for Tuchel to assess his fringe players, sharpen tactical patterns and build collective confidence on American soil ahead of a tournament they are widely considered among the favourites to win.

Costa Rica, meanwhile, are playing without the pressure of World Cup qualification - but equally without the momentum that tournament football provides. The Ticos' recent record of 5 matches without a win, including a damaging 0-5 loss to Iran in March 2026 and a 1-3 defeat to Colombia on 1 June, reflects a side searching for direction. Against England, they face perhaps their stiffest test of the year - an ideal measuring stick, if not an occasion where points are at stake.

Head-to-Head: England vs Costa Rica

England and Costa Rica have met just 2 times in their entire history, with the Three Lions unbeaten in both encounters - collecting 1 win and 1 draw while conceding zero goals across both matches combined.

Here is the full head-to-head record between the two nations:

• 7 June 2018 - International Friendly - England 2:0 Costa Rica
• 24 June 2014 - FIFA World Cup (Group Stage) - Costa Rica 0:0 England

England - Recent Form

England have won 3, drawn 1 and lost 1 of their last 5 matches, scoring 10 goals and conceding 3 - a record that reflects considerable attacking power alongside occasional defensive uncertainty.

The standout performance in this run was the 5-0 thrashing of Latvia in October 2025, when the Three Lions demonstrated their full offensive potential. November 2025 brought back-to-back wins: a 2-0 home victory over Serbia and a clean-sheet 0-2 win away to Albania, raising expectations heading into the final pre-tournament stretch.

March 2026 delivered more mixed signals. A 1-1 draw with Uruguay in a competitive test was followed by a 0-1 defeat to Japan - a loss that prompted questions about Tuchel's tactical setup ahead of the World Cup. That said, the overall form picture remains encouraging, particularly given the prolific scoring across the five-match run, and England arrive in Orlando with a settled squad and clear World Cup objectives.

Costa Rica - Recent Form

Costa Rica head into this match without a win in their last 5 games, having scored just 3 goals and conceded 11 - a record that tells the story of a side in significant difficulty.

The most alarming result in that sequence was a 0-5 home defeat to Iran in March 2026, a scoreline that underscored deep structural problems in a team that narrowly missed out on World Cup qualification. A 2-2 draw with Jordan earlier in March and a goalless draw with Honduras in November 2025 represent the only points gathered in this period.

The run also includes a 0-1 loss to Haiti in November 2025 and, most recently, a 1-3 defeat to Colombia on 1 June 2026 - just 9 days before this match. Costa Rica shipped 3 goals in that game without finding a convincing response, and the team arrives in Orlando with low confidence and a clear need to rebuild their attacking fluency against high-quality opposition.

Facts and Statistics

4 key statistics that add context to this fixture:

• England and Costa Rica have played each other just 2 times in history, with both meetings taking place either at a World Cup or in direct preparation for one.
• England have kept a clean sheet in both previous encounters against Costa Rica, conceding zero goals across the full 180 minutes of head-to-head football.
• This is the first England vs Costa Rica match ever played on United States soil and the first time England have appeared at Inter&Co Stadium in Orlando.
• Costa Rica enter this fixture having gone 5 matches without a win and having conceded 11 goals during that run - their worst such sequence in the period since November 2025.