The 2026 FIFA World Cup expands to 48 teams with 104 matches across the US, Canada, and Mexico. England faces Croatia, Ghana, and Panama; Scotland takes on Brazil, Haiti, and Morocco in a historic tournament.

England's 2026 World Cup group stage is set: they face Croatia on June 17 in Texas, then Panama and Ghana. The fixture list includes a rematch of the 2018 semi-final defeat.

Panama announced their 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Norwich City defender Jose Cordoba is the only UK-based player selected. Panama, in Group L with England, Croatia, and Ghana, seeks to improve on their winless 2018 debut.

Tuchel's ruthless selection omits Foden, Palmer, Alexander-Arnold, Maguire, and Shaw. Ivan Toney and John Stones recalled. Group L opponents: Croatia, Ghana, Panama.

Manuel Neuer, 40, reverses international retirement to join Germany's 2026 World Cup squad as No.1, reshaping the goalkeeping hierarchy.

At 40, Manuel Neuer has reversed his international retirement and been named Germany's undisputed number one for the 2026 World Cup by manager Julian Nagelsmann.