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The England team has fallen victim to a theft of its training equipment before its arrival in Kansas City on Saturday, with balls and boots among the items feared taken, the Football Association said.
Vehicles transferring equipment to the team’s Swope Soccer Village base were broken into, the Football Association confirmed.
The FA is trying to ascertain what was stolen. Thomas Tuchel and his squad will arrive in Kansas City on Saturday afternoon, and the equipment was due to be in place beforehand.
Police officers, who are in touch with the FA, were on site Friday night to deal with the matter.
Two arrests have been made in connection with the episode, the FA said.
A spokesman for Kansas Police said, “We are investigating a possible theft of equipment from a team vehicle that arrived in Kansas City with items missing this evening. The investigation is ongoing.”
The theft could disrupt some of Tuchel’s preparations for England’s World Cup opener against Croatia on Wednesday.
The England players will undertake their first full training day on Sunday.
England face Croatia in their Group D opener on June 17. The tournament is being co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico.
