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Who qualifies from Group L at the 2026 World Cup?

England and Croatia currently lead Group L and are on course to qualify. Third place can still progress among the best eight.

Verified · 2 sources · MercatoWire Data Desk · 2026-07-01 17:40 UTC

GROUP L PROGRESS
6/6 group-stage matches played. Standings update automatically after each full-time whistle.

Group L standings

Group L, World Cup 2026
# Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts FIFA Last / Next
1 England flag England 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7 4 W 2-0 v Panama
2 Croatia flag Croatia 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 6 11 W 2-1 v Ghana
3 Ghana flag Ghana 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4 74 L 1-2 v Croatia
4 Panama flag Panama 3 0 0 3 0 4 -4 0 33 L 0-2 v England

Qualify top two Third place

Qualification path, team by team

The Qualification Path

One read per team: current points, goal difference, remaining fixtures, and the live route to the round of 32. The top two go through automatically; the eight best third-placed teams (one per group) also advance.

England flag Can England qualify from Group L? FIFA 4currently 1st

England have qualified for the round of 32 in the top two.

7 pts GD +4 2-1-0 W-D-L 0 remaining

Route: Route settled: top-two qualification is already secured.

Remaining: none in the group stage.

Path: W 4-2 v Croatia D 0-0 v Ghana W 2-0 v Panama

England squad →

Croatia flag Can Croatia qualify from Group L? FIFA 11currently 2nd

Croatia have qualified for the round of 32 in the top two.

6 pts GD 0 2-0-1 W-D-L 0 remaining

Route: Route settled: top-two qualification is already secured.

Remaining: none in the group stage.

Path: L 2-4 v England W 1-0 v Panama W 2-1 v Ghana

Croatia squad →

Ghana flag Can Ghana qualify from Group L? FIFA 74currently 3rd

Ghana can no longer finish in the top two but can still advance among the best third-placed teams.

4 pts GD 0 1-1-1 W-D-L 0 remaining

Route: Current route: best-third-place comparison only. Top two is no longer available.

Remaining: none in the group stage.

Path: W 1-0 v Panama D 0-0 v England L 1-2 v Croatia

Ghana squad →

Panama flag Can Panama qualify from Group L? FIFA 33currently 4th

Panama are eliminated and cannot reach the round of 32.

0 pts GD -4 0-0-3 W-D-L 0 remaining

Route: Route closed: no round-of-32 path remains on current permutations.

Remaining: none in the group stage.

Path: L 0-1 v Ghana L 0-1 v Croatia L 0-2 v England

Panama squad →

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