6 h. ago World Cup 2026 fixtures: England to kick off under roof in Dallas during UK primetime

England to play Croatia at Dallas Cowboys’ stadiumScotland’s opener against Haiti starts 2am UK timeEngland will kick off their World Cup campaign against Croatia in Dallas at 9pm UK time on Wednesday 17 June. They will play at the Dallas Stadium, home of the NFL’s Cowboys, which has a retractable roof and air conditioning. That will mitigate the effects of a 4pm EST kick-off (3pm local time). The roof will be closed for the opener.England learned the specifics of their group phase schedule at part two of the World Cup draw in Washington DC, on Saturday. Their second game, against Ghana, on 23 June, will be played in Foxborough, near Boston at 4pm EST. It is an open-air stadium. The average June daily temperate high there is 26C. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago England kick off World Cup campaign in Dallas before facing lengthy group stage trek.. while Scotland face nightmare trip to Miami for Brazil clash

England were drawn in a challenging group of Croatia, Panama and Ghana on Friday, but were among the teams left awaiting the match schedule for next summer's tournament.

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6 h. ago England to open World Cup campaign against Croatia in Dallas

Thomas Tuchel’s men learned they would face Croatia, Ghana and Panama in Group L at Friday’s draw.

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26 h. ago Thomas Tuchel keeps his cool amid cringe, confusion and drama of World Cup draw | David Hytner

England manager happy to ‘focus on what we can influence’ after a draw that will live long in the memory and not for the right reasons At the end of an extraordinary day in the US capital and a World Cup draw that lurched between the ridiculous and the sublime (with a greater emphasis on the former, if the truth be told), Thomas Tuchel and England now know. Croatia in Toronto or Dallas. Ghana in Boston or Toronto. Panama in New Jersey or Philadelphia. And that is just the group games.With the excitement running wild and, well, England being England, their determination to bring it home to the fore, it was not long before the permutations were being scrutinised. It could be Mexico at the Azteca in the last 16 – the scene of the Hand of God in 1986. It could be Brazil in Miami in the quarter-finals. Tuchel pulled a face as if to say: “Wow.” There had been a lot to process. And that is before we talk about the Honourable Donald J Trump and his Fifa peace prize glory. Continue reading...

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29 h. ago England's tough World Cup draw: Croatia, Panama and Ghana in the group as path to the final looks bumpy... while Scotland face BRAZIL!

England's first game will be on June 17 in either Arlington or Toronto. If they win the group, they will face a third-placed qualifier in the last 32.

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35 h. ago England's nightmare World Cup 2026 draw with Thomas Tuchel's side in the group of death

The route for England's World Cup 2026 campaign will become clear on Friday when the draw takes place

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36 h. ago England's potential World Cup group revealed by supercomputer: Thomas Tuchel's men to face miracle minnows, familiar foes, and opponents given 0.2% chance of winning the tournament

Of course, we will find out the actual draw for the World Cup later today. It's set to kick-off at 5pm GMT and will be held in Washington, with Donald Trump in attendance.

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43 h. ago England's dream World Cup 2026 draw with Thomas Tuchel's side clear favourites in group

The pathway for England's 2026 World Cup campaign will become clear on Friday when the draw takes place in Washington, DC, and one potential line-up looks easier than the rest

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2 w. ago Revealed: Who England, Scotland and the rest can play at the World Cup as pots for the draw are revealed

Scotland will take their place in Pot 3 for the 2026 World Cup draw after a wild 4-2 victory over Denmark secured their return to the finals for the first time since 1998.

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2 w. ago Revealed: Who England, Scotland and Ireland can play at the World Cup as pots for the draw are revealed

Scotland will take their place in Pot 3 for the 2026 World Cup draw after a wild 4-2 victory over Denmark secured their return to the finals for the first time since 1998.

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2 w. ago Revealed: Pots for the World Cup draw with England among the top seeds and Scotland facing potential group of death after qualifying in dramatic style

Scotland will take their place in Pot 3 for the 2026 World Cup draw after a wild 4-2 victory over Denmark secured their return to the finals for the first time since 1998.

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2 w. ago Tuchel knows perfection is an illusion but England have reasons to dream | David Hytner

The team’s qualifying record is impressive but not as important as their burgeoning confidence and momentum“Right now, I could say that everything played out perfectly,” Thomas Tuchel says, as he reflects on having led England through qualifying to the World Cup finals: phase one of the mission complete. It does not feel incongruous for the head coach to talk about perfection – partly because he is constantly chasing it and also because, well, the results have been perfect.When Tuchel’s team beat Albania 2-0 in Tirana on Sunday, it meant they topped their group with eight wins out of eight and with eight clean sheets. Never before has a European nation gone through World Cup qualification, playing at least six ties, without conceding. Spain will emulate them if they beat Turkey at home and keep a clean sheet in their sixth and final qualifier on Tuesday night. The only thing is that Tuchel knows perfection is unattainable – particularly in international football. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Thomas Tuchel reveals what 'hurts' him about England job as he sounds World Cup warning

England completed a perfect World Cup qualifying campaign but Thomas Tuchel admits that his side still need to improve as next summer's tournament in North America edges closer

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2 w. ago Thomas Tuchel unimpressed as Jude Bellingham reaction takes shine off England win

As England completed a perfect World Cup qualifying campaign, Bellingham commanded the attention on his return: for better and worse

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2 w. ago Harry Kane makes England World Cup prediction after unbeaten qualifying campaign

Bayern Munich striker aiming high ahead of summer tournament

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2 w. ago Albania vs England live: Kane brace secures perfect record in World Cup qualifiers

Albania 0-2 England: Kane’s brace secures unbeaten World Cup qualification campaign for Three Lions

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2 w. ago Thomas Tuchel learns valuable lesson as England break down stubborn Albania

England have continued their marvelous qualification campaign for the 2026 World Cup - but Thomas Tuchel's side had to be patient against a stubborn Albania

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2 w. ago Jude Bellingham gets the meme treatment as he swaps shirts with an Albania player at HALF TIME of England World Cup qualifier

The Real Madrid midfielder exchanged tops with Albania's Kristjan Asllani as the teams walked off in Tirana, with television cameras clearly showing the pair handing over their shirts.

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3 w. ago Thomas Tuchel must solve England's one glaring issue ahead of the World Cup

England are on the verge of completing their World Cup qualifying campaign with a perfect record but one position in Thomas Tuchel's side remains somewhat of a mystery

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3 w. ago Thomas Tuchel reveals he will NOW consider singing the national anthem at next summer's World Cup after a perfect qualifying campaign as England boss

The German revealed during his unveiling last year that he would not sing God Save the King during his early matches because he had to 'earn the right'.

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