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England's thorny route to the knockout stages
The London Standard
|June 11, 2026
What threat do Croatia, Ghana and Panama pose in Group L? By Dom Smith
In a 32-team World Cup gone by, a group featuring Croatia, Ghana and Panama would have looked favourable for England, but Fifa’s decision to expand the tournament to 48 teams drags the average quality down and means Thomas Tuchel’s team have the right to feel somewhat unlucky to have landed a group that has the potential to be quite so thorny.
Of course, they are still overwhelming favourites to win Group L, but they must start well when they face Croatia in Dallas next Wednesday as their World Cup campaign finally gets under way. Make it out of the group and they will be five wins from world champions, but how much of an obstacle are the three teams standing between England and the knockout stages?
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