With a talented generation of players, England is one of the teams considered favorites to win the 2026 World Cup title, which will be played in the United States, Mexico and Canada between June 11th and July 19th. The English Team begins the competition in Group L, alongside Croatia, Ghana and Panama. The team led by German coach Thomas Tuchel has center forward Harry Kane as its protagonist. Playing for Bayern Munich (Germany), the striker broke an uncomfortable spell and won his first major title in his career. However, the 32-year-old player is still looking for a trophy playing for his country's national team. Related news: World Cup will have separate opening ceremonies in Mexico, Canada and the USA. Ancelotti says Brazil can compete with the best teams in the world. Vinicius Júnior says that Brazil is not a favorite for the World Cup. Another one for the all-time top scorer 🏴ologista @England pic.twitter.com/Apfikyu8Xq March 26, 2023 To try to achieve this goal, Kane is very well accompanied by young players such as midfielder Jude Bellingham, from Real Madrid (Spain), and winger Bukayo Saka, from Arsenal (England). With such a talented generation, English fans are hopeful that the team will again win a World Cup trophy after a 60-year hiatus (the English Team's only world title was achieved in 1966). England's main opponents in Group L will be Croatia. With great campaigns in the last two editions of the Cup (runner-up in 2018 and 3rd place in 2022), coach Zlatko Dalic's team arrives with an aging group. ©️aptain Modric.@HNS_CFF | #FIFAWorldCup August 8, 2023 Midfielder Luka Modric is the highlight. The veteran, who, after marking a season with Real Madrid (Spain), plays for Milan (Italy), continues to be the Croatian team's technical reference even at 40 years of age. In addition to Modric, Croatia is hoping for a good campaign in defender Joško Gvardiol, who plays for Manchester City (England), striker Ivan Perišić, currently at PSV (Netherlands), and midfielder Mateo Kovacic, from Manchester City. The third force in the group is the Ghana team, which will compete in its fifth World Cup, after campaigns in 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2022. Led by experienced Portuguese coach Carlos Queiroz, the Black Stars arrive at the competition at a time of instability. 🇬🇭 Ghana have qualified for #FIFAWorldCup 26!#WeAre26 pic.twitter.com/VwZc0EqKlB October 12, 2025 The team's main values are in attack: Mohammed Kudus, from Tottenham (England), Iñaki Williams, from Athletic Bilbao (Spain), Kamaldeen Sulemana, from Atalanta (Italy) and Antoine Semenyo, from Manchester City. The last component of the group is Panama, which is playing in the World Cup for the second time in history, after the 2018 World Cup campaign, when it did not make it past the group stage. The command of the team is in the hands of Danish coach Thomas Christiansen. 🇵🇦 Panama will play at #FIFAWorldCup 26!@aramco | #WeAre26 pic.twitter.com/pr8ndatIPD November 19, 2025 Within the four lines, the main name is midfielder Adalberto Carrasquilla, who currently plays for Pumas (Mexico).