"It took a while, but the World Cup draw is finally done. Fans of England and Scotland can start trying to work out their path to glory. And we can help. It is deja vu for Scotland, drawn against Brazil and Morocco who they lost to the last time they made it to the World Cup in 1998. If the Scots are going to get out of the group, their biggest game is going to come very early."
"England's toughest test, on paper at least, should be their first match against Croatia in Arlington, just outside Dallas, or Toronto. Croatia beat England in the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup but they have met three times since with England unbeaten, winning two and drawing one. Most recently Raheem Sterling scored the only goal of a group stage meeting at Euro 2020 at Wembley. Tuchel will hope a positive result sets them up to top the group."
England has been drawn with Croatia, Ghana and Panama. England's toughest test on paper is Croatia, who beat England in 2018 but England has been unbeaten in three meetings since, including Raheem Sterling's Euro 2020 winner at Wembley. Ghana have fallen from 14th in 2008 to 72nd and missed AFCON qualification. Panama were heavily beaten by England 6-1 in 2018 and are unlikely to challenge. Thomas Tuchel gains extra preparation time with England among the last to start and avoids west-coast kickoffs for UK viewers. Scotland face Brazil and Morocco, creating an early crucial match to determine advancement.
Read at www.bbc.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]