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England's route to World Cup final: Now for the early start against Mexico
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England's route to World Cup final: Now for the early start against Mexico

What is England's potential path to World Cup glory?

The Three Lions have seemingly been handed an advantage 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. But the path to potential glory still looks perilous...

And next up is a very early start against Mexico in the last 16...

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Monday July 6: England vs Mexico , Mexico City - kick-off 1am

Saturday July 11: England vs Brazil or 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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