2026 World Cup official line-ups: Croatia vs. Ghana and Panama vs. England

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2026 World Cup official line-ups: Croatia vs. Ghana and Panama vs. England

Luka Modric, Martin Baturina, Nikola Vlasic, Petar Sucic and Marin Pongracic represent Serie A in the Croatia starting XI against Ghana, while England reshuffle to take on Panama.

They both kick off at 22.00 UK time (23.00 CEST) and these fixtures will complete World Cup Group L.

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KANSAS CITY, KANSAS – JUNE 22: Thomas Tuchel, Manager of England, looks on during an England Training Session on June 22, 2026 in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Richard Pelham/Getty Images)

England had been expected to sweep the group comfortably after beating Croatia 4-2 in the opener, but their 0-0 draw with Ghana has made it a more balanced affair.

Now Croatia hope to break down Ghana and secure their place in the Round of 32.

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ARLINGTON, TEXAS – JUNE 17: Martin Baturina #16 of Croatia celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group L match between England and Croatia at Dallas Stadium on June 17, 2026 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

There is plenty of Serie A representation, such as Milan midfielder Modric, Como talent Baturina, Inter’s Petar Sucic, Nikola Vlasic of Torino, and Fiorentina defender Marin Pongracic.

On the bench we see Atalanta player Mario Pasalic.

Kamaldeen Sulemana plays for Atalanta in the Ghana team, but was benched for the stalemate with England.

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GELSENKIRCHEN, GERMANY – JUNE 16: Bukayo Saka of England and Ivan Ilic of Serbia during the UEFA EURO 2024 group stage match between Serbia and England at Arena AufSchalke on June 16, 2024 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. (Photo by Richard Pelham/Getty Images)

In the other match, Thomas Tuchel is forced into some of his changes, because Reece James is ruled out by injury and is now a risk for the Round of 32 as well.

The other adjustments against Panama are part of squad rotation, with the likes of Bukayo Saka, Marcus Rashford and Elliott Anderson coming back in.

Croatia vs. Ghana line-ups​

Croatia: Livakovic; Stanisic, Sutalo, Pongracic, Perisic; Kovacic, Modric; Vlasic, Sucic, Baturina; Budimir

Ghana: Asare; Senaya, Adjetey, Luckassen, Mensah; Partey, Owusu, Sibo; Sulemana, Ayew, Semenyo

Panama vs. England line-ups​

Panama: Mosquera; Cordoba, Escobar, Harvey, Andrade, Murillo, Gutierrez; Martinez, J Rodriguez, Barcenas; T Rodriguez

England: Pickford; Konsa, Guehi, Quansah, O’Reilly; Anderson, Rogers; Saka, Bellingham, Rashford; Kane

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