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    World Cup 2026 Group L guide – fixtures, schedule, standings and odds for England, Croatia, Ghana and Panama | Football News

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    World Cup 2026 Group L guide – fixtures, schedule, standings and odds for England, Croatia, Ghana and Panama | Football News

    World Cup Group L features Thomas Tuchel’s England as they face Croatia, Ghana and Panama.

    World Cup Group L fixtures

    All kick-off times are BST

    World Cup Group L table

    Who qualifies for the next round?

    • The top two sides in each group progress to the round of 32
    • The eight-best third-placed sides across the 12 groups also qualify for the last 32
    • If teams are level on points, the side with the most points obtained in matches between those sides finishes highest
    • If teams are still tied, goal difference from the matches between those sides, and then goals scored in those matches, are used as tie-breakers

    World Cup Group L supercomputer prediction

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    England guide

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    England facts:

    • Manager: Thomas Tuchel
    • Route to World Cup: UEFA Group K winners
    • Last time qualified: 2022
    • Best World Cup result: Winners (1966)
    • FIFA world ranking: 4

    England fixtures

    All kick-off times are BST

    Wednesday June 17: England vs Croatia, kick-off 9pm – Arlington, USA

    Tuesday June 23: England vs Ghana, kick-off 9pm – Foxborough, USA

    Saturday June 27: Panama vs England, kick-off 10pm – New Jersey, USA

    England squad

    Goalkeepers: Jordan Pickford (Everton), Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), James Trafford (Man City).

    Defenders: Reece James (Chelsea), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), Jarell Quansah (Bayer Leverkusen), John Stones (Man City), Marc Guehi (Man City), Dan Burn (Newcastle), Nico O’Reilly (Man City), Djed Spence (Tottenham), Tino Livramento (Newcastle).

    Midfielders: Declan Rice (Arsenal), Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest), Kobbie Mainoo (Man Utd), Jordan Henderson (Brentford), Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Eberechi Eze (Arsenal).

    Forwards: Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Ivan Toney (Al Ahli), Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Marcus Rashford (Barcelona), Anthony Gordon (Barcelona), Noni Madueke (Arsenal).

    Manager: Thomas Tuchel

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    Croatia guide

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    Croatia facts:

    • Manager: Zlatko Dalic
    • Route to World Cup: UEFA Group L winners
    • Last time qualified: 2022
    • Best World Cup result: Runners-up (2018)
    • FIFA world ranking: 11

    Croatia fixtures

    All kick-off times are BST

    Wednesday June 17: England vs Croatia, kick-off 9pm – Arlington, USA

    Wednesday June 24: Panama vs Croatia, kick-off 12am – Foxborough, USA

    Saturday June 27: Croatia vs Ghana, kick-off 10pm – Philadelphia, USA

    Croatia squad

    Goalkeepers: Dominik Livakovic (Dinamo Zagreb), Dominik Kotarski (Copenhagen), Ivor Pandur (Hull).

    Defenders: Josko Gvardiol (Man City), Duje Caleta-Car (Real Sociedad), Josip Sutalo (Ajax), Josip Stanisic (Bayern Munich), Marin Pongracic (Fiorentina), Martin Erlic (Midtjylland), Luka Vuskovic (Hamburg).

    Midfielders: Luka Modric (AC Milan), Mateo Kovacic (Man City), Mario Pasalic (Atalanta), Nikola Vlasic (Torino), Luka Sucic (Real Sociedad), Martin Baturina (Como), Kristijan Jakic (Augsburg), Petar Sucic (Inter Milan), Nikola Moro (Bologna), Toni Fruk (Rijeka).

    Forwards: Ivan Perisic (PSV Eindhoven), Andrej Kramaric (Hoffenheim), Ante Budimir (Osasuna), Marco Pasalic (Orlando City), Petar Musa (Dallas), Igor Matanovic (Freiburg).

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    Ghana guide

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    Ghana facts:

    • Manager: Carlos Queiroz
    • Route to World Cup: CAF Group I winners
    • Last time qualified: 2022
    • Best World Cup result: Quarter-finals (2010)
    • FIFA world ranking: 74

    Ghana fixtures

    All kick-off times are BST

    Thursday June 18: Ghana vs Panama, kick-off 12am – Toronto, Canada

    Tuesday June 23: England vs Ghana, kick-off 9pm – Foxborough, USA

    Saturday June 27: Croatia vs Ghana, kick-off 10pm – Philadelphia, USA

    Ghana squad

    Goalkeepers: Benjamin Asare (Accra Hearts of Oak SC), Lawrence Ati-Zigi (St Gallen), Joseph Anang (St Patrick’s Athletic).

    Defenders: Baba Abdul Rahman (PAOK), Gideon Mensah (Auxerre), Marvin Senaya (Auxerre), Alidu Seidu (Rennes), Abdul Mumin (Rayo Vallecano), Jerome Opoku (Istanbul Basaksehir), Jonas Adjetey (Wolfsburg), Kojo Oppong Peprah (Nice), Elisha Owusu (Auxerre), Derrick Luckassen (Pafos).

    Midfielders: Thomas Partey (Villarreal), Kwasi Sibo (Real Oviedo), Augustine Boakye (Saint-Etienne), Caleb Yirenkyi (Nordsjaelland), Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Leicester).

    Forwards: Kamaldeen Sulemana (Atalanta), Christopher Bonsu Baah (Al Qadsiah), Ernest Nuamah (Lyon), Antoine Semenyo (Man City), Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry), Prince Kwabena Adu (Viktoria Plzen), Inaki Williams (Athletic Club), Jordan Ayew (Leicester).

    Manager: Carlos Queiroz

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    Panama guide

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    Panama facts:

    • Manager: Thomas Christiansen
    • Route to World Cup: CONCACAF Group A winners
    • Last time qualified: 2018
    • Best World Cup result: Group stage (2018)
    • FIFA world ranking: 33

    Panama fixtures

    All kick-off times are BST

    Thursday June 18: Ghana vs Panama, kick-off 12am – Toronto, Canada

    Wednesday June 24: Panama vs Croatia, kick-off 12am – Foxborough, USA

    Saturday June 27: Panama vs England, kick-off 10pm – New Jersey, USA

    Panama squad

    Goalkeepers: Luis Mejia (Nacional), Orlando Mosquera (Al Fayha), Cesar Samudio (Marathon).

    Defenders: Eric Davis (Plaza Amador), Fidel Escobar (Saprissa), Michael Amir Murillo (Besiktas), Roderick Miller (Turan Tovuz), Andres Andrade (LASK), Cesar Blackman (Slovan Bratislava), Jose Cordoba (Norwich), Jiovany Ramos (Puerto Cabello), Jorge Gutierrez (Deportivo La Guaira), Edgardo Farina (Pari Nizhny Novgorod).

    Midfielders: Anibal Godoy (San Diego), Alberto Quintero (Plaza Amador), Yoel Barcenas (Mazatlan), Adalberto Carrasquilla (UNAM), Jose Luis Rodriguez (Juarez), Cristian Martinez (Ironi Kiryat Shmona), Cesar Yanis (Cobresal), Carlos Harvey (Minnesota Utd), Azarias Londono (Universidad Catolica).

    Forwards: Jose Fajardo (Universidad Catolica), Ismael Diaz (Leon), Cecilio Waterman (Universidad de Concepcion), Tomas Rodriguez (Saprissa).

    Manager: Thomas Christiansen

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