What is England's potential path to World Cup glory?
The Three Lions have been handed an advantage already by FIFA's introduction of a Wimbledon-style seeding system, which means they cannot meet Spain or Argentina until the semis or France until the final, should all four countries win their respective groups.
Wednesday July 1: England vs DR Congo , Atlanta - kick-off 5pm
Monday July 6: England vs Mexico/Ecuador , Mexico City - kick-off 1am
Saturday July 11: England vs Brazil/Japan/Ivory Coast/Norway , Miami - kick-off 10pm
Wednesday July 15: England vs Argentina/Cape Verde/Australia/Egypt/Switzerland/Algeria/Colombia/Ghana , Atlanta - kick-off 8pm
Sunday July 19: England vs * France/Spain/Morocco/Netherlands/Portugal/Belgium/Germany/Croatia/USA , New Jersey - kick-off 8pm
2026 World Cup dates, venues and expanded format
*Teams here selected from top 15 of world rankings
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