England's World Cup 2026 fixtures, schedule and tournament route to final

What is England's potential path to World Cup glory?

The Three Lions have been handed an advantage already by FIFA's introduction of a Wimbledon-style seeding system, which means they cannot meet Spain or Argentina until the semis or France until the final, should all four countries win their respective groups.

Wednesday July 1: England vs DR Congo, Atlanta - kick-off 5pm

Monday July 6: England vs Mexico/Ecuador, Mexico City - kick-off 1am

Saturday July 11: England vs Brazil/Japan/Ivory Coast/Norway, Miami - kick-off 10pm

Wednesday July 15: England vs Argentina/Cape Verde/Australia/Egypt/Switzerland/Algeria/Colombia/Ghana, Atlanta - kick-off 8pm

Sunday July 19: England vs *France/Spain/Morocco/Netherlands/Portugal/Belgium/Germany/Croatia/USA, New Jersey - kick-off 8pm

*Teams here selected from top 15 of world rankings