Preview: England’s route to the 1/8 final of the 2026 World Cup

• England will face their 1/8 final opponents at 6pm on AT&T Stadium in Arlington, starting at 3pm ET/12pm PT/8pm BST.
• England’s path to the 1/8 final is as follows: they will advance as Group H runners-up; England will be drawn against Group K winners. With 32 matches already played, Australia have advanced to the 1/8 final with a 3-0 record, while England are set to face them with a 2-1 record.
• Broadcasts in the US on FOX, BBC One, TSN/CTV, RDS and ViX Premium; the match will be streamed on the English-language ESPN.

In the group stage, England, with six points, will advance to the 1/8 final. The match will be played at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, starting at 3pm ET/12pm PT/8pm BST.

England will play their 1/8 final match against Group H runners-up: two teams advanced from the group. England finished second in Group K, while Australia finished third in Group K.

According to the group results, England drew 0-0 with Cabo Verde, before the team lost 4-0 to Saudi Arabia and then drew 1-0 with Uruguay. England then finished Group H with a 3-0 record, while Mexico won two matches and advanced to the next round.

England finished 1-1 against DR Congo in their first match, before drawing 5-0. In the final group match, England finished 0-0 with Colombia, which sealed their place in the knockout stage, while Australia won 2-1: Cristiano Ronaldo scored from a penalty, and Gonzalo Ramos scored the winning goal in the 60th minute.

According to the match, Cristiano Ronaldo has 41 years of experience at the World Cup. Meanwhile, Al Jazeera reports that the player is in a critical condition after suffering a serious injury on the field, and is currently in a coma.

For the UK, the match will be shown on BBC One, with coverage starting at 3pm; it will also be available via BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport. In Canada, the match will be broadcast in English on TSN and CTV, and in French on RDS; in the US, it will be available on ViX Premium.

The match is also expected to be streamed in English on the official broadcaster’s website, with the match set to start at 3pm ET/12pm PT/8pm BST.

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