England's World Cup build-up could be disrupted again after their arrival in Kansas City

England's World Cup preparations in Kansas City have been threatened with a third disruption as the Three Lions build towards their opening fixture against Croatia on Wednesday.

Thomas Tuchel's England will play their first Group L match against Croatia at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas but will be located in Kansas City for the tournament.

They arrived at their base in Missouri on Saturday afternoon but the problems had already begun.

England won their pre-tournament friendlies against New Zealand and Costa Rica in Florida but their arrival in Kansas City was preceded by the theft of footballs and boots while the equipment was transported from West Palm Beach in Florida to their Swope Soccer Village base.

Police in Missouri have been investigating the heist and efforts to reunite the squad with their stolen goods are underway.

It's understood that some of the stolen equipment has already been recovered.

England turned their attentions back to the matter at hand when they landed in Kansas City and conducted an open training session at their base on Saturday, but United States officials had also intervened to make life just a little bit more difficult at a time when outside distractions must be kept to a minimum.

The squad's chef was reportedly prevented from boarding a train from West Palm Beach to Orlando during their time in Florida.

According to the Daily Mail, the team chef set off a metal detector at the station in West Palm Beach because his knives were in tow.

Weather warnings threaten further disruption for England

If bad things come in threes, Tuchel will be keeping his eye on the weather in Kansas City after tornado and storm warnings threatened to further disrupt his training plans.

"The sun was still searing when the squad first took to the field with temperatures at 30C, but a tornado warning was later put out for parts of the city, with storms due to hit in the early evening," reports ITV.

"England’s pre-tournament camp in Florida had been littered with weather issues, including the side's friendly against Costa Rica being delayed by an hour after a thunderstorm.

"The incoming warning saw Kansas City’s fan festival - a free event for World Cup supporters to watch the games - shut early for safety reasons."