{"id":16389,"date":"2025-12-05T21:31:40","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T21:31:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/05\/breaking-news-england-know-their-opponent-2026-world-cup-a-complete-draw-soccer-sports\/"},"modified":"2025-12-05T21:31:40","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T21:31:40","slug":"breaking-news-england-know-their-opponent-2026-world-cup-a-complete-draw-soccer-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/05\/breaking-news-england-know-their-opponent-2026-world-cup-a-complete-draw-soccer-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking news: England know their opponent, 2026 World Cup a complete draw | Soccer | Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>England will be in a group with Croatia, Panama and Ghana for the 2026 World Cup. The drawing for this prestigious competition was held live on Friday afternoon from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p data-mce-linkchecker-status=\"valid\">The draw was directed by former Three Lions and Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand and Al Jazeera&#8217;s Samantha Johnson, with assistants in attendance including Tom Brady, Shaquille O&#8217;Neal, Wayne Gretzky and Aaron Judge. It was a star-studded affair, with Heidi Klum, Kevin Hart and Danny Ramirez also hosting. England were drawn into Group L along with Croatia, Panama and Ghana.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The full draw for the 2026 World Cup is below.<\/p>\n<h3>Group A<\/h3>\n<p>Mexico South Africa South Africa Denmark\/Czech Republic\/Northern Ireland\/North Macedonia<\/p>\n<h3>Group B<\/h3>\n<p>CanadaSwitzerlandQatarItaly\/Northern Ireland\/Wales\/Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/p>\n<h3>Group C<\/h3>\n<p>Brazil Morocco Scotland Haiti<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/football\/2142914\/breaking-world-cup-2026-draw\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>England will be in a group with Croatia, Panama and Ghana for the 2026 World Cup. The drawing for this prestigious competition was held live on Friday afternoon from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. 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