"The World Cup 2026 draw has seen England find out their opponents for the tournament next summer. Having gotten to World Cup 2026 without so much as dropping a point during qualification, England head to North America as one of the favourites for the trophy, hoping to end 60 years of hurt. Thomas Tuchel himself was in attendance at the Kennedy Center in person, too, to find out the Three Lions' opponents for their group stage fixtures next summer."
"With 48 teams in the next edition of the World Cup, this is set to be the biggest-ever tournament, with 12 groups of four teams. The top two sides in each group will be heading through as per usual to the Round of 32, along with eight third-placed sides. Treat yourself to your favourite World Cup 2026 shirt As one of the sides in Pot 1, England have been drawn into Group L, where they will be facing Croatia, Panama and Ghana."
"England, of course, lost to Croatia in the World Cup 2018 semi-final, where the Croatians came from behind to beat the Three Lions 2-1, cancelling out Kieran Trippier's free-kick but England have beaten Croatia in tournament football since, beating them 1-0 at Euro 2020 at Wembley. Panama, meanwhile, also played England at World Cup 2018, with Harry Kane scoring a hat-trick in a 6-1 win in Russia."
England have been drawn into Group L for the World Cup 2026 and will face Croatia, Panama and Ghana in the group stage. England qualified without dropping a point and travel to North America as one of the tournament favourites. The expanded 48-team format will feature 12 groups of four, with the top two in each group plus eight third-placed teams advancing to a Round of 32. England lost to Croatia in the 2018 World Cup semi-final but beat them 1-0 at Euro 2020. Panama met England in 2018 when Harry Kane scored a hat-trick in a 6-1 win. Ghana were in Pot 4 and missed AFCON qualification.
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