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World Cup Group L includes England, Croatia, Ghana and Panama; Thomas Tuchel’s Three Lions begin against Croatia on June 17 in Arlington, Texas – kick-off 9pm BST; England then face Antoine Semenyo’s Ghana before ending group against Panama
Sunday 28 June 2026 00:02, UK
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World Cup Group L features Thomas Tuchel’s England as they face Croatia, Ghana and Panama.
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All kick-off times are BST
All kick-off times are BST
Wednesday June 17: England 4-2 Croatia – Arlington, USA
Tuesday June 23: England 0-0 Ghana – Foxborough, USA
Saturday June 27: Panama 0-2 England – New Jersey, USA
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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
All kick-off times are BST
Wednesday June 17: England 4-2 Croatia – Arlington, USA
Wednesday June 24: Panama 0-1 Croatia – Foxborough, USA
Saturday June 27: Croatia 2-1 Ghana – Philadelphia, USA
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).
All kick-off times are BST
Thursday June 18: Ghana 1-0 Panama – Toronto, Canada
Tuesday June 23: England 0-0 Ghana – Foxborough, USA
Saturday June 27: Croatia 2-1 Ghana, kick-off 10pm – Philadelphia, USA
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
All kick-off times are BST
Thursday June 18: Ghana 1-0 Panama – Toronto, Canada
Wednesday June 24: Panama 0-1 Croatia – Foxborough, USA
Saturday June 27: Panama 0-2 England, kick-off 10pm – New Jersey, USA
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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