Inside England's World Cup HQ base - from the gym to training pitches

Inside England's World Cup HQ base - from the gym to training pitchesInside England's World Cup HQ base - the gym and the training pitchesCommentsSportAndy Lines13:15, 07 Apr 2026View 6 ImagesInside the England team training HQ(Image: Getty Images)This is the gym where Harry Kane and his team will train at their World Cup HQ. It’s the first time fans have had a chance to have a look inside the Three Lions secret base in the United States for this summer’s tournament.‌England chose Kansas City as their preferred HQ - as it’s right in the middle of the country. They’ve taken over an entire hotel and a football training pitch complex. Last month the Mirror revealed how special privacy fences were being erected - double the size of the current ones to prevent any prying eyes.‌Local football chief Jared Belzer said: “So, we really just want England to have a home away from home here at Swope Soccer Village. When they’re here, they’ll have complete access to our fields.”‌View 6 ImagesThe gym where Harry Kane and England will train at this summer's World Cup(Image: Getty Images)England boss Thomas Tuchel has expressed his delight at the facilities available at the Inn at Meadowbrook and the nearby soccer village.He said: “So we chose a hotel where you can open the window, we chose a hotel where it's an intimate and small place, I think once we get used to that place, it makes sense to go back.‌View 6 ImagesEngland's training pitches for the World Cup(Image: Getty Images)“We're trying to because, basically, that was the choice: to have a home, to have a home base, to have a bed that you're used to sleeping in, to have a bed with a good mattress, to have a hotel with privacy, a small hotel.“Not a 400, 500, 800 bed hotel where we see each other maybe just in the elevators or on the floor between breakfast and meeting, air-conditioning is on and you cannot open the windows.” Belzer said: “One of the best perks about Swope is the privacy.”‌Vie...