Kansas City calls itself the "Soccer Capital of America" and there is a good chance the World Cup champions will have called the Midwest metropolis home this summer.

Two people have been detained in connection with the theft of equipment from the England national team's vehicles during their move from a pre-training base in Florida to Kansas City, where they have their permanent World Cup base camp.

Monaco striker Folarin Balogun announced himself on the world stage on Friday night when he became the first United States men's national team player to score two goals in a World Cup match since the very first tournament in 1930.