England’s bid to acclimatise to video technology ahead of the World Cup has suffered a double setback after it was confirmed it would not feature in their warm-up matches against Holland or Costa Rica - half their remaining fixtures.

The Dutch Football Association told the Telegraph plans to use the Video Assistant Referee system in Friday night’s friendly in Amsterdam had been scrapped because Spanish referee Jesús Gil Manzano and his team had “too little experience” using it.

The Football Association also confirmed its decision to stage England’s farewell fixture before Russia 2018 at Elland Road meant there would be no VAR in that June 7 game against Costa Rica either.

That is because only the grounds of Premier League clubs have been vetted for video technology within the English game and Leeds United are currently in the Championship.

That leaves only England’s respective Wembley friendlies against Italy and Nigeria, on Tuesday night and June 2, for Gareth Southgate and his players to become properly accustomed to playing in VAR games before the World Cup.