From cooling pillows to noise cancelling ear plugs, the World Cup-worthy sleep kit our elite soccer stars need for peak physical performance

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The upcoming FIFA World Cup has highlighted just how important sleep is for athletes to perform at the top of their game. With the tournament set to commence on June 11, it's been reported that players are currently battling heatwaves, jet lag, and hectic schedules to try and get some much-needed sleep.

In fact, global media outlets have published that the England team will even bring their own sleep kits consisting of the best mattress toppers, cooling gel pillows, and ear masks to combat noisy sleep environments and too-firm hotel beds.

So, we've curated our own sleep survival kit to help our players (and you) fall asleep fast at night so they can bring their A-game by morning...

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Frances Daniels is a PPA-accredited journalist and Sleep Staff Writer at Tom's Guide with an MA in Magazine Journalism from Cardiff University. Her role includes covering mattress and sleep news and writing sleep product reviews and buyer's guides, including our Best Hybrid Mattress 2025 guide. She is interested in the relationship between sleep and health, interviewing an array of experts to create in-depth articles about topics such as nutrition, sleep disorders, sleep hygiene, and mattress care. She is also our specialist on mattress toppers — producing bed topper reviews and taking care of our Best Mattress Toppers 2025 guide — and leads content relating to fiberglass-free beds for a non-toxic sleep. Outside of Tom's Guide, she has written for Ideal Home and Marie Claire.