Group L

England arrived at MetLife Stadium already through to the knockout rounds, which on paper should have made this the easiest night of their World Cup. It was nothing of the sort. This covers a sluggish 2-0 win…

Croatia and Ghana arrived in Philadelphia both knowing a draw would do, and for an hour they played like it. This covers a 2-1 win that swung Croatia from group winners to third and back to second inside an…

A goalless draw with Ghana has reopened every England debate that the win over Croatia had briefly closed. Gary Neville, talking to Sky Sports News, offered a measured read on all of them. This covers his case…

Croatia needed a win and found one, just about, against a Panama side already running out of road. This covers Ante Budimir's decisive goal in a 1-0 victory in Toronto, what it does for Croatia's Group L hopes…

England's second group game at every World Cup since 2021 has produced the same outcome: a draw, a frustrated crowd, and fresh doubts about the side's ability to break down a packed defence. In Boston it was…

England controlled almost everything against Ghana in Boston except the only thing that decides matches. This covers a goalless night where Thomas Tuchel's side had four-fifths of the ball, hit the crossbar…

Panama controlled this FIFA World Cup Group L opener for almost its entirety, yet a single moment of composure in the fifth minute of stoppage time turned the scoreboard in Ghana's favour. This piece examines…

England's World Cup 2026 campaign began with a nervy but ultimately convincing 4-2 victory over Croatia in Dallas. This piece looks beyond the scoreline to examine what Tuchel's half-time intervention revealed…

Ghana's World Cup selection has raised eyebrows across football, with Carlos Queiroz standing firmly behind Thomas Partey despite a criminal trial looming over the former Arsenal man. This piece examines what…