ENGLAND will be gunning for World Cup glory from Kansas City – after blocking out bookings at a stunning boutique hotel.
The Three Lions are heading to North America looking to end their 60-year wait for glory in sport’s biggest competition.
And they will be stationed at The Inn at Meadowbank – where it costs close to £200-a-night for a room.
England are set to face Croatia, Ghana and Panama in the group stage, starting with a showdown on June 17.
Those huge clashes will be played in the states of Texas, Massachusetts and New Jersey – but the Three Lions decided to find a base rather than city-hopping after holding talks with senior members of the squad.
The outskirts of Kansas City was chosen as the ideal home because of its central location.
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World Cup holders Argentina and the Netherlands will also be staying in the Missouri hub – and they were given a higher priority by Fifa because of playing matches in the area.
The Inn at Meadowbank boasts 54 rooms, a 24-hour gym, an outdoor pool and a hot tub for Tuchel’s squad to use.
Harry Kane and his team-mates will also have access to a series of trails and Cruiser bikes at the luxury hotel – which may be bad news for Anthony Gordon – described as being in the style of an English cottage.
Three Lions supremo Tuchel is likely to call the shots from the sensational Grand Suite.
It offers dining for eight people, a fireplace and a banquette overlooking tiered lakes.
Tuchel will also be able to have brutal conversations and dissect displays at a firepit within a courtyard.
The hotel has a wine cellar and restaurant – although England will be taking their own chefs to North America.
But there is not a golf course on site, which will come as a blow for skipper Kane.
Another setback came for England today – when Jude Bellingham was left SCREAMING in agony after suffering a hamstring injury in Real Madrid’s LaLiga win over Rayo Vallecano.
The superstar midfielder, 22, went off the pitch in tears.
Tuchel will now be sweating at the prospect of the issue ending Bellingham’s hopes of heading to the World Cup.
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