World Cup: USA players were gifted personalized Tiffany & Co bracelets before England game

Each member of the United States World Cup squad was gifted a personalized Tiffany & Co bracelet on the eve of their crunch Group B clash with England.

Boss Gregg Berhalter called the squad together for a meeting with 24 hours to go until the game on Friday afternoon, before presenting each of his players with the gift, worth $750 a piece.

Explaining to the squad the meaning behind the idea, Berhalter said: 'We had this idea of getting you something to remember this forever. We wanted something that's going to close the bond and represent the bond we have.

Each United States squad member has been gifted a personalized $750 Tiffany & Co bracelet

Christian Pulisic looks at his gift prior to unwrapping it during a team meeting on Thursday

The players appeared delighted with their gifts, which has their names engraved on it

'I called this company, and they actually answered, and I said, "hey, here's what I'm thinking of doing", and they helped me design it, and they did everything. It's pretty cool.'

Each individual bracelet is engraved with the player's name in Arabic, their unique FIFA World Cup number, and the team pillars of 'brave, diverse, relentless.'

The total cost of Berhalter's gift idea is $19,500, with each of the pieces of jewelry - listed on the Tiffany website as an 'ID Bracelet' - coming in at $750.

The USMNT Twitter account posted a clip to social media on Thursday night of the players receiving their gifts, complete with the famous blue box and white ribbon. 

Boss Gregg Berhalter explains the meaning behind the gifts, given out ahead of Friday's game

The USA squad have been preparing for a huge game against England on Friday afternoon

The squad appeared delighted with their gifts as they opened them together, before  a spontaneous round of applause broke out among the players.

The US go into Friday's game against England having drawn their opening game, and with their tournament hanging in the balance ahead of the final two group matches.

A win over the Three Lions today will go a long way to securing their place in the last 16, while it will still be possible with a defeat - although the team would need to beat Iran in a do-or-die clash next week.