{"id":168301,"date":"2026-06-03T12:45:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T19:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/?p=168301"},"modified":"2026-06-03T12:45:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T19:45:21","slug":"prince-william-shares-a-message-of-support-ahead-of-englands-world-cup-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/prince-william-shares-a-message-of-support-ahead-of-englands-world-cup-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince William shares a message of support ahead of England\u2019s World Cup campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Prince William visits England soccer headquarters<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Prince William<\/strong> paused his family\u2019s half-term break to give a special message to the team supporting <strong>England\u2019s soccer squad<\/strong> ahead of the <strong>2026 FIFA World Cup<\/strong>. Earlier in May 2026, the Prince of Wales visited St George\u2019s Park in Staffordshire, where he met staff members working alongside England manager Thomas Tuchel. During the visit, the father of two talked to coaches, sports science specialists, medical teams, and the people responsible for travel, security, and logistics. A video released by Kensington Palace on June 3, 2026, showed the Prince of Wales thanking those whose work happens behind the scenes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-168303\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Prince-William-England-Soccer-Team.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Prince-William-England-Soccer-Team.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Prince-William-England-Soccer-Team-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Prince-William-England-Soccer-Team-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Prince-William-England-Soccer-Team-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Prince-William-England-Soccer-Team-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Prince-William-England-Soccer-Team-860x484.jpg 860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>The Prince praises the work done behind the scenes<\/h2>\n<p>During his visit, Prince William expressed that success on the field is built on the efforts of many people working away from the spotlight. He thanked staff members for their dedication and said they deserved more recognition for the role they play in supporting the players.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote><p>&#8220;You don&#8217;t get as much acknowledgement or credit as you deserve. Not everyone gets to see all the hard work you put in. The success of the players is from the foundations you build, so thank you.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p>The prince also highlighted recent achievements in English soccer, including strong performances by both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s national teams. He expressed optimism about England\u2019s chances at the upcoming World Cup and encouraged everyone involved to support one another and give their best throughout the tournament.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote><p>&#8220;All of the things are coming in a line now: the Lionness&#8217; successes they&#8217;ve had, two men&#8217;s Euros finals, it feels like we are closing in on that ambition. Go with my blessings and my best wishes to all of you. Enjoy it, look after each other and give your best. I&#8217;m sure we will do well, so good luck.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<h2>Soccer remains one of Prince William\u2019s biggest passions<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019m sorry but you can\u2019t fake a reaction like that. Prince William is 100% obsessed with football &amp; Aston Villa\u2026 \ud83d\ude02 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Q7a1xWIca3\">pic.twitter.com\/Q7a1xWIca3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Out of Context Football Manager (@nocontextfm1) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nocontextfm1\/status\/2057203460227952753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The World Cup will take place from June 11, 2026, to July 19, 2026, with England opening its match against Croatia on June 17, 2026. Meanwhile, it is well known that Prince William is a soccer fan and serves as patron of the Football Association. He has supported his favorite team, Aston Villa, since childhood and recently celebrated the club\u2019s Europa League victory in Istanbul. His children have also developed their own soccer admirations, with Prince George supporting Aston Villa and Princess Charlotte cheering for Chelsea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prince William visits England soccer headquarters Prince William paused his family\u2019s half-term break to give a special message to the team supporting England\u2019s soccer squad ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Earlier in May 2026, the Prince of Wales visited St George\u2019s Park in Staffordshire, where he met staff members working alongside England manager [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3104,"featured_media":168305,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2264,7,1795],"tags":[1525],"class_list":["post-168301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","category-news","category-royal-family","tag-prince-william"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168301","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3104"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=168301"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168301\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":168307,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168301\/revisions\/168307"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/168305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=168301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=168301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=168301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}