Is England v Costa Rica storm delay a sign of things to come?
England head coach Thomas Tuchel said the delay to their World Cup warm-up game with Costa Rica gave them a "little taste of what can happen" - but will that prove to be an understatement? The match was due to start at 21:00 BST in Orlando, Florida, but heavy rain and thundersto
England head coach Thomas Tuchel said the delay to their World Cup warm-up game with Costa Rica gave them a "little taste of what can happen" - but will that prove to be an understatement?
The match was due to start at 21:00 BST in Orlando, Florida, but heavy rain and thunderstorms pushed it back an hour to 22:00 BST.
Weather delays have been a major talking point in the build-up to this year's World Cup, with several matches in last year's Fifa Club World Cup in the United States impacted by thunderstorms.
This was not the first tournament warm-up game to suffer delays caused by storms either - and many fans are concerned it could become a theme throughout the World Cup.
"We were aware of that before - now we experience it," Tuchel told ITV before the game. "It's no problem.
"It should not be an excuse to lose our mood or patience or to lose our hunger to play the game.
"No problem at all. We realised it when we were still at the hotel so it was easy. We just said half an hour later in the bus and let's go."
Fans who had already arrived at Inter&Co Stadium were told to evacuate from the stands and retreat to a safe position on the concourses to avoid lightning strikes.

