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When do England play and how can you follow it?
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BBC Sport·about 16 hours ago

When do England play and how can you follow it?

By Jonty Colman BBC Sport journalist Published 58 minutes ago England will kick off their 2026 World Cup campaign against Croatia on Wednesday, 17 June at 21:00 BST in Dallas.

Thomas Tuchel's side face their fellow Europeans in a repeat of the 2018 semi-final between the two nations, which Croatia won 2-1 in Moscow.

It is the first of England's three matches in Group L. Ghana and Panama are the other two nations in their group.

You will be able to listen to live radio commentary via BBC Radio 5 Live online and via the BBC Sounds app.

You can also follow live text commentary during the match on the BBC Sport website and app.

Match highlights will also be available shortly after full-time on the BBC Sport website and app, as well as on BBC iPlayer.

If you are unable to follow along live and want to watch the highlights after the match without any spoilers, you can do so via https://www.bbc.co.uk/nospoilers .

This article is the latest from BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team.

Contact form Contact form Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Declan Rice and Anthony Gordon were both on the scoresheet during England's 3-0 over Costa Rica in their final warm-up match

Image caption, Declan Rice and Anthony Gordon were both on the scoresheet during England's 3-0 over Costa Rica in their final warm-up match

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Sources: BBC Sport

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