Overview
- Uruguay on Friday 27 March and Japan on Tuesday 31 March will both kick off at 19:45 GMT at Wembley.
- The FA confirmed the fixtures after the World Cup draw, maintaining its practice of avoiding group-stage opponents in warm-ups.
- England are in Group L with Croatia, Ghana and Panama, opening on 17 June in Dallas.
- Further warm‑up matches in the United States in June are being arranged to aid acclimatisation before the tournament.
- Uruguay are ranked 16th and Japan 18th by FIFA, providing contrasting tests in England’s last home games before the squad is finalised.