Group L looks like the 2026 World Cup's unofficial "Group of Death" with England, Croatia, Ghana and Panama.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup will begin on June 11 at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, Mexico, with a matchup between host nation Mexico and Group A challenger South Africa. In 2010, South Africa became the first African nation to host a World Cup.

The semi-finals for both the UEFA and FIFA confederation playoffs take place on Tuesday, March 26, while the finals will be played the following week on Tuesday, March 31. Once those fixtures are concluded, all qualified teams for the 2026 World Cup will be confirmed.

The 2026 World Cup kicks off in June, a month-long celebration of soccer in North America.

The 2026 World Cup draw took place in Washington DC on Friday and we had you covered for everything as it happened.

The first game of the World Cup will be co-hosts Mexico v South Africa. That was the same opening game in 2010 when South Africa were the hosts. It ended 1-1. Speaking of France playing Senegal, here's highlights of when Les Bleus were stunned by the African side in 2002.

The group stage has been set for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Here are the odds for each team to advance to the knockout stage.

England will come to North America in 2026 looking to win its first World Cup championship in 60 years. With some of the biggest names in world soccer, England is among the tournament's favorites, entering the draw fourth in the FIFA world rankings.