2026 World Cup Group L - Teams, Rankings & Analysis | FootyPicks

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EnglandCroatiaGhanaPanama

1807 Avg ELO | Difficult

Six Matches to Play

Each team plays every other team once. Green dot indicates the ELO favorite.

Jun 17 · 5:00 PM

Jun 17 • 5:00 PM ET • Arlington

Jun 17 · 7:00 PM

Jun 17 • 7:00 PM ET • Toronto

Jun 23 · 4:00 PM

Jun 23 • 4:00 PM ET • Foxborough

Jun 23 · 7:00 PM

Jun 23 • 7:00 PM ET • Toronto

Jun 27 · 1:00 PM

East Rutherford

Jun 27 • 1:00 PM ET • East Rutherford

Jun 27 · 1:00 PM

Jun 27 • 1:00 PM ET • Philadelphia

The Contenders

England

Croatia

Ghana

Panama

England

Croatia

Ghana

Panama

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Group Stage Format

Matches

Each team plays 3 matches
Round-robin format (play everyone once)
6 total matches in Group L

Advancement

1st: Advances to Round of 32
2nd: Advances to Round of 32
3rd: May advance (8 of 12 do)

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Group L Coverage

February 5, 2026

England's Sixty Years of Hurt: Can Tuchel Finally End the Wait?

England enters the 2026 World Cup with a German manager, their best squad in decades, and sixty years of hurt since 1966. A breakdown of Tuchel's system, Group L opponents, and whether this generation can finally bring football home.

England ·analysis ·World Cup 2026 ·Group L

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