Firing near the base of the England team (Photo: Leonardo Fernandez – The FA/The FA via Getty Images)
FIFA World Cup 2026 An incident of indiscriminate firing took place in America just before the start of the event. However, this is not a new thing. News of such incidents have been coming to light in America. But this time the firing is in the news because it took place near the base of the England team in the FIFA World Cup. The England team’s base is in Kansas City, Missouri, where intermittent gunshots were heard. There is information that 9 people were injured in this indiscriminate firing.
Firing near the base camp of England team
According to the police, the firing incident took place at 4 am on Saturday, 10 minutes away from the base of the England team. Police said that the England team’s hotel was also a short distance away. However, the England team had not yet reached Kansas City for the FIFA World Cup 2026. When the incident happened in Kansas City, the England team was practicing for the World Cup in Palm Beach, Florida. The England team will reach Kansas City on June 13.
9 injured in indiscriminate firing
According to the captain of the Kansas City Police Department, as soon as he heard the sound of firing, he rushed to the spot. On reaching the spot, he saw that there was a stampede. Three women injured in the incident were immediately taken to the hospital. Within no time the number of injured reached 9, who were admitted to nearby hospitals. However, there is no danger to any of the injured. According to the police, at present no one has been taken into custody. But patrolling of the incident site is continuing.
Kansas City is England’s base camp for FIFA WC
Before entering the FIFA World Cup 2026, England played a warm-up match with New Zealand, which it won 1-0. Now its second warm up match will be against Costa Rica on Wednesday. Whereas this team will leave for Kansas City on June 13, where the firing took place. Kansas City will be the base camp of the England team during the FIFA World Cup 2026.
