As the England squad reached a sweltering Miami, there were naturally a few wondering whether it was better to not play Brazil in this weather. It is set to “feel like” 45C on Saturday, due to humidity that can rise to 80 per cent, which means it’s probably preferable to face a country partly based in the Arctic Circle.
Thomas Tuchel and his staff, however, would instantly caution against such thinking – not least because Norway are likely a better team than Brazil. Given how much the England manager has talked about “brotherhood”, Tuchel enthuses about the spirit in the Norwegian camp.
