Manager: Thomas Tuchel · Captain: Harry Kane · FIFA #4 · Champions 1966
📋 Fixtures — Group L
📈 Recent form
Qualifying: P8 W8 D0 L0, 22 scored, 0 conceded — the only European side not to concede in qualifying.
Warm-ups patchy: 1-1 Uruguay, 0-1 Japan, 1-1 New Zealand. Which England turns up?
⭐ Key players
The 26-man squad
Notable omissions: Cole Palmer, Phil Foden, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw — Tuchel picked on form, not reputation.
Group L opponents
Route to the final
Winning Group L matters — it keeps England on the kinder side of the draw and away from Spain until a possible final. Knockout opponents are projections.
Storylines
Top 2 — through 3rd — may qualify England
The 8 best third-placed teams join the 24 group qualifiers in the Round of 32.
Knockout Bracket
Live — scores and winners update automatically as games finish. England's tie is outlined in red. Final at MetLife, 19 July.
Each tie shows live score and advances the winner automatically. Future rounds show "W M##" until both feeder games finish. Scroll sideways to see the full bracket.
Fixture Calendar
Teams
Tap any team for its profile. Favourites & England's group are covered in depth; others show key facts. Rankings are the Apr 2026 FIFA set.
Stadiums & Host Cities
🔴 = England venue · 🔥 = high daytime heat risk · ❄️ = air-conditioned/climate-controlled. Every pitch is natural grass for the tournament.
🎟️ Sweepstake
One shared, live league — the WorldCup Group Sweep Stake. Each person gets a random team and a random top-scorer, and also picks a team and a top scorer. Add yourself, or add your mates on their behalf. Points combine all four — breakdown under the table.
🥇 Golden Boot reset for the knockouts
This sweepstake runs for the knockout stage only. Group-stage goals are wiped — every scorer starts back at zero, so no one banks a head start for picking a striker who already scored. Only goals from the Round of 32 onward count toward goals and the Golden Boot bonus. Everyone's all square at kick-off.