A Inglaterra enviou um alerta para a Copa do Mundo antes do confronto crucial devido a preocupações com lesões.

Adrien Rabiot claims the pitch at the New York New Jersey Stadium felt more like an artificial surface after playing on it for France against Senegal . England are due to play their final group-stage game against Panama at the same temporary grass. The venue usually has artificial turf for New York Giants and New York Jets games, which is equally controversial in the NFL . However, the New Jersey venue is one of eight stadiums to lay grass this summer. Vinicius Junior also described it as dry after Brazil played Morocco on it.