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England labour past New Zealand as Kane strike seals narrow World Cup warm-up win in Florida

England's World Cup preparations began with a narrow 1-0 win over New Zealand in Tampa, Florida, but the performance offered more questions than answers as Harry Kane's late first-half header proved the only difference in testing conditions.

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Bayern Munich's ruthless rampage crushes Auckland City in Club World Cup

Bayern Munich unleashed a merciless 10-0 thrashing on Auckland City in their Club World Cup opener, setting a new benchmark for the tournament's highest-scoring match.

DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA - APRIL 27: Andre de Jong of Stellenbosch FC celebrates during the CAF Confederation Cup, semi final, 2nd leg match between Stellenbosch FC and Simba SC at Moses Mabhida

Stellies talisman Andre de Jong eyes FIFA World Cup

Stellenbosch FC attacker Andre de Jong hopes his recent standout performances have not gone unnoticed by the New Zealand national team.