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England's route to World Cup final: Beat DR Congo today and Mexico await...
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Sky Sports·about 14 hours ago

England's route to World Cup final: Beat DR Congo today and Mexico await...

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 , Mexico City - kick-off 1am

Saturday July 11: England vs Brazil/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/Portugal/Belgium/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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