England World Cup base hit by earthquake as buildings evacuated | Football | Sport

England have been hit with a 6.1 magnitude earthquake as they step up their preparations for the start of the World Cup.

Thomas Tuchel’s side have been taking part in a training camp at their base in West Palm Beach. They play their final warm-up game against Costa Rica in Orlando tomorrow.

It was there that the earthquake hit, with buildings reportedly evacuated. Local media reports no serious damage to buildings or injuries.

While England’s base is 171 miles away, tremors may have still been felt in their training camp. The earthquake is the strongest to hit the region since 1880.

It has been confirmed by the National Weather Service in the USA that there is no danger of a tsunami resulting from the earthquake, with the epicentre off the west coast of Cuba.

Tremors were also said to have been felt in both Miami and Jacksonville.

The Three Lions have been in Florida for a week, and came out as 1-0 winners over New Zealand in their first warm-up match in Tampa on Saturday. Harry Kane scored the only goal of the game just before the half time break.

Following the clash against Costa Rica, Tuchel and his squad travel to their main World Cup base for the tournament in Kansas City, Missouri.

They kick off their tournament a week on Wednesday when they take on Croatia (9pm kick-off). They then face Ghana on June 23 (9pm) and are against Panama on June 27 (10pm).