World Cup 2026 Standings (Group L)
VTC News online newspaper continuously updates the latest World Cup 2026 rankings according to the FIFA website. As of now, the rankings of the teams in Group L are as follows.
Society Team T students D 1 Older brother 0 0-0 0 2 Croatia 0 0-0 0 3 Ghana 0 0-0 0 4 Panama 0 0-0 0 According to the 2026 World Cup format, teams will play a round-robin tournament in the group stage to determine rankings. The top two teams in each group, along with the eight best third-placed teams, will qualify for the Round of 16.
In the event of a tie in points among multiple teams in the group stage, the tie-breaking criteria used for ranking are head-to-head performance (calculated separately based on points, goal difference, and the number of goals scored in direct matches between the tied teams). If two teams are tied in all of the above criteria, the organizers will consider the goal difference and the total number of goals scored in all three matches.
When all other tie-breaking criteria are irrelevant, the teams are ranked according to their position on the latest FIFA World Rankings.
Group L: England, Croatia, Ghana, Panama
England, Croatia, Ghana, and Panama are competing for a spot in the next round of Group L at the 2026 World Cup. Matches will be played at five stadiums in Dallas, Boston, New Jersey, Philadelphia (USA), and Toronto (Canada).
World Cup 2026 Group L Fixtures
June 18th
3 PM: England vs Croatia.
6:00 AM: Ghana vs Panama.
June 24th
3 PM: England vs Ghana.
6:00 AM: Panama vs Croatia.
June 28th
4 PM: Panama vs England.
4 PM: Croatia vs Ghana.
Older brother
England qualified for the 2026 World Cup by finishing top of Group K in the European qualifying round. The team, nicknamed "The Three Lions," won all eight of their matches against Albania, Serbia, Latvia, and Andorra.
In the FIFA rankings, England is ranked fourth (after France, Spain, and Argentina). This is England's 17th appearance at the World Cup, but they have only won once, in 1966.
England's squad for the 2026 World Cup.
Croatia
Croatia remained undefeated in the qualifiers. The 2018 World Cup runners-up topped their group which included the Czech Republic, Faroe Islands, Montenegro, and Gibraltar.
The Croatian national team enters the 2026 World Cup ranked 11th in the FIFA rankings. They have participated in the tournament six times, most recently finishing third in the 2022 World Cup.
Croatia's squad for the 2026 World Cup.
Panama
The Panama national team is ranked 33rd in the FIFA rankings. This is the second time the team has participated in the World Cup (the first time was in 2018, where they did not advance beyond the group stage).
In the North-Central America and Caribbean regional qualifiers, Panama topped Group A with 3 wins and 3 draws. They finished ahead of Suriname, Guatemala, and El Salvador.
Ghana
Since their first World Cup appearance 20 years ago, Ghana has only missed out once, in 2018. The team, nicknamed "The Black Stars," qualified for the 2026 World Cup as the top team in Group I of the African qualifiers, ahead of Madagascar, Mali, Comoros, Chad, and the Central African Republic.
Ghana is ranked 74th in the FIFA rankings.
List of World Cup 2026 group stages
Group A: Mexico, South Africa, South Korea, Czech Republic.
Group B: Canada, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Qatar, Switzerland.
Group C: Brazil, Morocco, Haiti, Scotland.
Group D: USA, Paraguay, Australia, Türkiye.
Group E: Germany, Curacao, Ivory Coast, Ecuador.
Group F: Netherlands, Japan, Sweden, Tunisia.
Group G: Belgium, Egypt, Iran, New Zealand.
Group H: Spain, Cape Verde, Saudi Arabia, Uruguay.
Group I: France, Senegal, Iraq, Norway.
Group J: Argentina, Algeria, Austria, Jordan.
Group K: Portugal, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uzbekistan, Colombia.
Group L: England, Croatia, Ghana, Panama.
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