England’s players and coaches were participating in training Thursday when a man intruded upon their World Cup media center in Kansas City, Mo. File Photo by Christian Brunskill/UPI | License Photo
A man with a wrench intruded upon England’s World Cup media center, prompting police intervention and an investigation by the English Football Association, a source familiar with the matter told UPI.
Sources told The Athletic, The Telegraph and The Standard that the man entered the facility Thursday in Kansas City, Mo., prompting a call to police. England players and coaches, who participated in training Thursday in the same city, were not there.
Police escorted the man off the premises.
The Three Lions have held their base camp in Kansas City throughout the 2026 World Cup. They will travel to Miami on Friday for their quarterfinal meeting with Norway. That match will kick off Saturday in Miami Gardens, Fla.
England last advanced past the quarterfinals in 2018, leading to a fourth-place finish. The lone England World Cup title came in 1966.
The Three Lions and Norwegians will play at 5 p.m. EDT Saturday in Miami Stadium. The winner will take on Argentina or Switzerland in a semifinal July 15 in Atlanta.
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Fans celebrate the first United States goal as the United States faces Belgium in the 2026 FIFA World Cup at the FIFA Fan Zone area located on the National Mall in Washington on July 6, 2026. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo
