Is Group L the Group of Death? Alexi Lalas, Thierry Henry and Stu Holden make their ruling following the 2026 FIFA World Cup draw.

Bukayo Saka has already been named England's men's player of the year twice, in back-to-back seasons (2021–22, 2022–23), with the latter win coming after he scored three goals in four appearances during the 2022 World Cup.

In group F, the Netherlands, Japan, Tunisia and (potentially) Ukraine will be closely contested, but with group L not having any uncertainty in their four qualified nations, you could argue that England’s group is — in theory — the strongest known group of the dozen.

England head into next summer's World Cup as one of the favourites, but what reasons do fans have to be hopeful?

Opening batters Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett gave England cheer after a miserable day in the field as they raced to 45 without loss to trim Australia's lead to 132 runs on day three of the second Ashes test in Brisbane on Saturday.

France, Brazil, and England, ranked Nos. 3-5 in the world, top the list of who may appear, with Croatia and Morocco in the mix.

Based on James Graham’s play of the same name, the series is coming to BBC iPlayer and BBC One in 2026 The BBC has released the first look at James Graham’s new drama Dear England. The four-part series is based on James Graham’s Olivier-award winning play of the same name about Gareth Southgate and the England men’s football team.

Thomas Tuchel has said managing England at next year's World Cup will trigger childhood memories of the tournament being "like somewhere from Mars"