2026 World Cup: Group L Scenarios & Standings

England needs only a draw or win to advance, though a loss could still see them through depending on other results. Ghana advances with a win or draw, while a loss drops them to fourth. Croatia's automatic path is simple: a win guarantees a top-two finish.

With all four teams playing simultaneously at 5 p.m. ET, the outcome of Group L hangs in the balance. Panama plays for pride despite being eliminated. ipl-today.in

Nine points, first place in a star-studded Group I and a spot in the round of 32: that's the dominant start that France has produced at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. But the round of 32 brings higher stakes and a brand-new level of competition: the winner moves on, the loser goes home. For FOX Sports’ Zlatan Ibrahimović, this France team stands in a league of its own. "This is levels. When they switch on, I don’t see many teams beating them. The only chance they invite their opponents to the game is when they relax, and they switch off," Ibrahimović said after France’s 4-1 win over Norway. "This is something else. Now everybody is eating. It’s a team to watch out (for), they are the favorites to win the World Cup. It’s on another level." The 2022 World Cup runner-ups won all three group stage games over Norway, Senegal and Iraq and are +350 to win the tournament. On top of their nine points, France scored 10 total goals and conceded just two. France's roster has showed out and proven they're the team to beat at the World Cup. Star striker Kylian Mbappé enters his second World Cup and is already on track to win another Golden Boot award. Through three games, Mbappé has recorded four goals – two against Iran, and two against Senegal. Additionally, striker Ousmane Dembélé added a hat trick to his World Cup resume against Norway. For FOX Sports’ Thierry Henry, the French roster speaks for itself, but does not allow any breathing room heading into single elimination. "We all know the team that we have and the bench that we have. New World Cup starts now for everybody. When you go into the round of 32, any mistake will be costly," Henry said after the win. "It's not like you have another game and another game, and you see how it works (out). If you lose, you go home. So let's see what's going to happen. It was nice to see some guys scoring goals, Dembélé scored more… It's another World Cup. It's a different type of competition right now for me personally." France continues their World Cup campaign on June 30 against Sweden in New York/New Jersey Stadium.

World Cup StubHub ticket mess shows how weak consumer protections are in the US, but there are steps fans can take

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A growing number of World Cup fans who thought they had bought tickets to matches on the ticket reseller StubHub were notified with just days or hours to spare that their tickets did not exist.

Horror stories about stranded families, ruined once-in-a-lifetime trips, thousands of dollars squandered, and hang-ups on StubHub’s customer service line are flooding social media and local news.

Argentina has already won Group J and will face Cape Verde in Miami on July 3. Tonight, Austria and Algeria square off in a crucial match to determine who advances as the group's second place team. Austria can secure second with a win or draw, while Algeria needs a victory to claim second place. Jordan has been eliminated from contention.

Both matches kick off simultaneously at 10 p.m. ET tonight, with Jordan vs. Argentina airing on FOX and Algeria vs. Austria on FS1. Argentina may rest key players with their top spot secured, while the Austria-Algeria winner will face a more favorable path through the knockout stage.

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The second email comes from next door to Trent Bridge. “Over in West Bridgford Park, there’s a big local event – Proms in the Park – happening all afternoon on Saturday,” says Richard Coffey-Glover. “I run a big community soul band called the Lady Bay Soul Collective (Lady Bay is the area across the Radcliffe Road), and we’re playing 4:30-5:30pm – you might even hear us. We’re a community band which started just under two years ago when I asked if anyone in the area wanted to meet up and play some jazz, and now we’re playing to thousands of people - playing music together brings out the absolute best in people!” It sure does … even more than sport, in my experience.

“We’re part of a larger Lady Bay Music organisation that exists to get as many people playing music together as we can. Take your pick of the songs we’re playing which suit the state of play in the cricket at that time: James Brown’s I Feel Good, Spooky by Dusty Springfield, or even Pick up The Pieces?”