FIFA World Cup 2026 Group L Preview: English Hope, Luka's Hrvatska Swanson
FIFA World Cup 2026 Group L Preview: English Hope, Luka's Hrvatska Swanson Published By, Last Updated: June 10, 2026, 16:00 IST England will look to
FIFA World Cup 2026 Group L Preview: English Hope, Luka's Hrvatska Swanson Published By, Last Updated: June 10, 2026, 16:00 IST England will look to end their sixty-year wait to 'bring the World Cup Home', while Luka Modric would eye another deep-run for his beloved Hrvatska on the global stage England's Harry Kane, center, jogs with teammates including Jordan Henderson, second left, and Dan Burn, second right, during a training for the national soccer team in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., Tuesday, June 9, 2026, ahead of the World Cup soccer tournament. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) FIFA World Cup 2026 Group L, comprising England, Croatia, Ghana and Panama, is guaranteed to be one of the most competitive groups at the tournament slated to be held in the USA, Canada and Mexico as the world’s biggest spectacle returns. England, under Thomas Tuchel now, will look to end their sixty-year wait to ‘bring the World Cup Home’, while Luka Modric would eye another deep-run for his beloved Hrvatska on the global stage. Ghana’s Black Stars would look to reclaim their position as the most successful African side at the WC, after being surpassed by Morocco who made it to the semifinal of the previous edition, and Panama, who make their second coming to the quadrennial, will look to post their first ever win. England Is It Coming Home? Thomas Tuchel, who has been handed the reins of the Three Lions, has but one objective at the helm of the English side, abundant with talent across the pitch.
England aim to clinch the coveted title for the first time since their crowning moment in 1966, as Tuchel seeks to lead the English Lions to the promised land. England manager Gareth Southgate helped the Three Lions to deep runs at the World Cup in 2022, where he led the side to a semifinals finish, and the UEFA Euros in 2020 and 2024 as the English side went all the way up to the final before stumbling in the ultimate hurdle. Full Squad Jordan Pickford, Dean Henderson, James Trafford, Reece James, Ezri Konsa, Jarell Quansah, John Stones, Marc Guéhi, Dan Burn, Nico O’Reilly, Djed Spence, Tino Livramento, Declan Rice, Elliot Anderson, Kobbie Mainoo, Jordan Henderson, Morgan Rogers, Jude Bellingham, Eberechi Eze, Harry Kane, Ivan Toney, Ollie Watkins, Bukayo Saka, Marcus Rashford, Anthony Gordon, Noni Madueke Manager: Thomas Tuchel Croatia Luka Modric has helmed the Croatian revolution that has placed the nation in the headline as the midfield maestro helped Hrvatska to their best ever finish at the quadrennial, a runner-up position, in the 2018 World Cup in Russia and another third-place finish at Qatar in the 2022 edition of it. Modric, supported by usual suspects including Ivan Perisic, Andrej Kramaric, and Mateo Kovacic, would look to take their beloved Hrvatska on yet another deep run at the showpiece to further assert their position in the sport. Full Squad Dominik Livakovic, Dominik Kotarski, Ivor Pandur, Josko Gvardiol, Duje Caleta-Car, Josip Sutalo, Josip Stanisic, Marin Pongracic, Martin Erlic, Luka Vuskovic, Luka Modric, Mateo Kovacic, Mario Pasalic, Nikola Vlasic, Luka Sucic, Martin Baturina, Kristijan Jakic, Petar Sucic, Nikola Moro, Toni Fruk, Ivan Perisic, Andrej Kramaric, Ante Budimir, Marco Pasalic, Petar Musa, Igor Matanovic Manager: Zlatko Dalic Ghana Ghana, who made their debut appearance at the spectacle in 2006 in Germany, went on to achieve their best finish at a WC as they were cruelly eliminated in the quarterfinals by Luis Suarez’s Uruguay.
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