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Who qualifies from Group L at the 2026 World Cup?

Group L features England, Croatia, Panama, Ghana. The top two advance automatically; third place can progress among the best eight.

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Group L standings

Group L, World Cup 2026
# Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts FIFA Last / Next
1 England flag England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 v Croatia · 17 Jun
2 Croatia flag Croatia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 v England · 17 Jun
3 Panama flag Panama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 v Ghana · 17 Jun
4 Ghana flag Ghana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 74 v Panama · 17 Jun

Qualify top two Third place

Qualification path, team by team

The Qualification Path

One read per team: current points, goal difference, remaining fixtures, and the live route to the round of 32. The top two go through automatically; the eight best third-placed teams (one per group) also advance.

England flag Can England qualify from Group L? FIFA 4currently 1st

England are seeded 1st of four in Group L by FIFA world ranking (No. 4). Group games: Croatia (17 Jun), then Ghana (23 Jun), then Panama (27 Jun). The top two qualify automatically; third place can still advance among the best eight third-placed teams.

0 pts GD 0 0-0-0 W-D-L 3 remaining

Route: Pre-play route in Group L: Top two qualify automatically; third place enters the best-eight table.

Remaining: 17 Jun v Croatia 23 Jun v Ghana 27 Jun v Panama

Path: 17 Jun v Croatia 23 Jun v Ghana 27 Jun v Panama

England squad →

Croatia flag Can Croatia qualify from Group L? FIFA 11currently 2nd

Croatia are seeded 2nd of four in Group L by FIFA world ranking (No. 11). Group games: England (17 Jun), then Panama (23 Jun), then Ghana (27 Jun). The top two qualify automatically; third place can still advance among the best eight third-placed teams.

0 pts GD 0 0-0-0 W-D-L 3 remaining

Route: Pre-play route in Group L: Top two qualify automatically; third place enters the best-eight table.

Remaining: 17 Jun v England 23 Jun v Panama 27 Jun v Ghana

Path: 17 Jun v England 23 Jun v Panama 27 Jun v Ghana

Croatia squad →

Panama flag Can Panama qualify from Group L? FIFA 33currently 3rd

Panama are seeded 3rd of four in Group L by FIFA world ranking (No. 33). Group games: Ghana (17 Jun), then Croatia (23 Jun), then England (27 Jun). The top two qualify automatically; third place can still advance among the best eight third-placed teams.

0 pts GD 0 0-0-0 W-D-L 3 remaining

Route: Pre-play route in Group L: Top two qualify automatically; third place enters the best-eight table.

Remaining: 17 Jun v Ghana 23 Jun v Croatia 27 Jun v England

Path: 17 Jun v Ghana 23 Jun v Croatia 27 Jun v England

Panama squad →

Ghana flag Can Ghana qualify from Group L? FIFA 74currently 4th

Ghana are seeded 4th of four in Group L by FIFA world ranking (No. 74). Group games: Panama (17 Jun), then England (23 Jun), then Croatia (27 Jun). The top two qualify automatically; third place can still advance among the best eight third-placed teams.

0 pts GD 0 0-0-0 W-D-L 3 remaining

Route: Pre-play route in Group L: Top two qualify automatically; third place enters the best-eight table.

Remaining: 17 Jun v Panama 23 Jun v England 27 Jun v Croatia

Path: 17 Jun v Panama 23 Jun v England 27 Jun v Croatia

Ghana squad →

Remaining fixtures

Date (UTC) Match Venue
Wed 17 Jun, 20:00 UTC England vs Croatia AT&T Stadium
Wed 17 Jun, 23:00 UTC Ghana vs Panama BMO Field
Tue 23 Jun, 20:00 UTC England vs Ghana Gillette Stadium
Tue 23 Jun, 23:00 UTC Panama vs Croatia BMO Field
Sat 27 Jun, 21:00 UTC Croatia vs Ghana Lincoln Financial Field
Sat 27 Jun, 21:00 UTC Panama vs England MetLife Stadium

How qualification works

Live qualification scenarios go live after Matchday 1, when each outcome combination across the three matchdays maps to a final group ranking. The per-team paths above are seeded from the FIFA world ranking and the published fixture order.

Group L opens on 17 June 2026. For the 2026 tiebreaker order (head-to-head points before overall goal difference), see how the 48-team format works.

Group L news