Prince William delivers final message ahead of the hardest-ever FIFA World Cup

Prince William delivered his good luck message during as he met backroom staff  at St George’s Park ahead of the FIFA World Cup.

The team's official X account on Wednesday shared a video of the Prince of Wales's visit during which he wished best of luck to the team.

William met England head coach, Thomas Tuchel,, Football Association chief football officer Dan Ashworth and technical director John McDermott, with a photocall in the indoor futsal hall at the national football centre.

Tuchel picked his 26-man squad last week and they will fly to Florida on Monday before starting their campaign against Croatia on June 17. 

“I just wanted to take the opportunity to see the team behind the team today, and to say thank you and good luck to all of you guys who don’t get as much acknowledgement or credit as you deserve,” the heir to the throne said.

“It’s a big team that gets on that plane. It’s a big team that looks after them. Not everyone gets to see the hard work you put in, and the success of the players comes from the foundations you built, so thank you.

“It’s not going to be an easy tournament as you well know. It’s going to be one of the hardest World Cups there’s probably been in the modern era, but I have no doubt you’ll rise to the occasion and deliver on all the things that you do so brilliantly.”