#england

#england

England fans won't have to pull all-nighters to watch their team in the group stages of the World Cup following today's confirmation of the kick-off times. The Three Lions were yesterday drawn in Group L alongside Croatia, Ghana and Panama and the start times have now been revealed. Thomas Tuchel's side will open their account against Croatia - the team that beat them in the 2018 semi-finals - in Dallas on June 17 with a 4pm ET kick-off, which is 9pm in the UK.

Croatia are the highest-ranked potential Pot 2 opponents (10th) and reached the final and the semi-finalis at the past two World Cups respectively but, with a maximum of two European teams in each group, drawing them would eliminate for England the possibility of facing Erling Haaland's Norway, who are in Pot 3, or Italy, who are in Pot 4, if the four-time champions get through the playoffs in March.

Another international, another impressive performance so far from Elliot Anderson. Only his fifth England appearance, already looks so at home, surely Tuchel's starting No 6 at the World Cup. Good in possession. Taking ball from Pickford, calmly passing through the Serbian press.

Jordan Pickford: England's number one did not have a meaningful save to make. 6 Reece James: As England dominated the game, James spent most of the time in attacking positions and was not up against much going towards his own goal. One of Thomas Tuchel's favourites and looks to be England's first-choice right-back. 6 Ezri Konsa: Just like the rest of the England back four, it was an easy night for Konsa. Good on the ball and kept it moving as he started attacks.

"At the moment, if we keep the structure, they cannot play. "They can but not in the structure, not for the balance that we developed and not for the structure that comes also with wingers who are like specialists in their positions. We play at the moment with a six, eight, a 10 and a nine."

England are on the cusp of World Cup qualification and could seal a spot at the 2026 tournament with a win over Latvia on Tuesday (19:45 BST). Who could England potentially join? For this week's big Tuesday quiz we want you to name the nations who have already booked their place at next summer's World Cup. We've given you each nation's football confederation as a clue. There's no timer on this one. Good luck!

We might be in the midst of the men's international break, but the WSL remains in full swing. All 12 teams are in action today, with four games kicking off at 12pm BST. Chelsea v Tottenham (12pm BST) London City Lionesses v West Ham (12pm BST) Aston Villa v Leicester City (12pm BST) Everton v Manchester United (12pm BST) Arsenal v Brighton (2:30pm BST) Liverpool v Manchester City (4:45pm BST)

Jarell Quansah will miss England's World Cup qualifier against Latvia due to injury and the defender who did not play a part in England's 3-0 friendly win over Wales at Wembley will return to his club Bayer Leverkusen. England did not reveal the nature of his injury but the 22-year-old has returned to the Bundesliga club as a precaution. The former Liverpool defender has been a mainstay in Leverkusen's defence this season

"Last season was tough for me, to the point where I thought about stopping. I didn't want to do it. I had had enough of being so professional and trying to do everything right in my power, to then keep breaking down and not having the answers. It was a very difficult place to be in."

Though he admits his main goal is to play for England at the World Cup next year, Jack Grealish insists he is focused on Everton at the moment.

I love what Eberechi Eze and Noni Madueke have been doing, Collymore said. I think I wrote in this column that I was a bit unsure about Madueke and whether he had the ability to step up, and Eze was obviously very late in the day, was touted to go to Spurs. But my word, I love wide men that go on the outside of a full-back five or six times a half, drive the opposition's back four back towards their own goal, whip it in, and then anything can happen.

Ellie Kildunne returns to the England starting XV in one of four changes for their Rugby World Cup semi-final against France on Saturday. Kildunne missed the Red Roses' quarter-final win against Scotland as she went through concussion protocols with Helena Rowland stepping in at full-back. Rowland has been named among the replacements for the semi-final at Ashton Gate while England have also restored Hannah Botterman at loosehead prop, Abbie Ward in the second row and Zoe Harrison at fly-half to the starting XV.