England will have to beat the best if they are to end 60 years of hurt by winning the World Cup this summer.
The expanded 48-team World Cup gives plenty of opportunities to smaller nations, but the big hitters – minus Italy – will all fancy their chances across United States, Canada and Mexico.
England will face Croatia, Ghana and Panama in their group, and will hope to earn a kind first knockout game, but a host nation may well lie in await in the last-16 stage, and it could only get tougher from there.
Standard Sport has analysed the World Cup fixture…
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