It's here! Day one of the World Cup, England's final warm-up and Infantino tells us to chill!

It's here! Day one of the World Cup, England's final warm-up and Infantino tells us to chill!

Author: Sky Sports June 11, 2026 Duration: 17:23

Matt Kabir Floyd has your daily bite-sized breakdown of everything going on in America, Canada and Mexico as the World Cup gets underway.

Rob Dorsett reports on England's final warm up against Costa Rica, Luke Shanley chats to a former teammate of Scotland boss Steve Clarke and Kaveh Solhekol has been listening to FIFA President, Gianni Infantino. Plus, Jamie Weir looks ahead to today's opening fixtures.

Follow the World Cup across Sky Sports News and the Sky Sports app and we'll be back with another 'Cheat Sheet' tomorrow.


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