{"id":351323,"date":"2026-06-11T03:00:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T02:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/world-cup-2026-home-nations-in-full-swing-with-final-preparations-underway\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T03:00:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T02:00:19","slug":"world-cup-2026-home-nations-in-full-swing-with-final-preparations-underway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/world-cup-2026-home-nations-in-full-swing-with-final-preparations-underway\/","title":{"rendered":"World Cup 2026: Home nations in full swing with final preparations underway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/xDojygC3-hI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"World Cup 2026: Home nations in full swing with final preparations underway\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xDojygC3-hI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>England took on Costa Rica in their final warm up game before the main event begins on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>And while Scotland had already played their last friendly last weekend, the Tartan Army were out in force as they gear up for a long awaited return to the world stage.<\/p>\n<p>However with under 24 hours now to go before this year&#8217;s tournament beings, controversy has struck what is set to be the biggest World Cup in history.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>England took on Costa Rica in their final warm up game before the main event begins on Thursday. 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