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London Spirit have appointed Jon Lewis as their women's head coach for the 2026 edition of The Hundred. The former England women head coach replaces Chris Liddle, who led Spirit to a third-place finish last season.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup begins in June and England's opponents have finally been revealed. By securing its bid as UEFA Group K winners, England is back in the World Cup after last qualifying in 2022. Following the 2026 World Cup draw on Dec. 5, England will begin its World Cup campaign in Group L.
Thomas Tuchel has said managing England at next year's World Cup will trigger childhood memories of the tournament being "like somewhere from Mars"
A TikTok influencer sparked a furious backlash online when she said Wales should not be a separate country to England at the World Cup. Tennessee Thresher, from Surrey, went viral after telling her podcast that Wales was "only two-and-a-half hours away from London" and shouldn't be its own country at next year's tournament.
With some of the biggest names in world soccer, England is among the tournament's favorites, entering the draw fourth in the FIFA world rankings. All-time leading scorer Harry Kane (78 goals in 112 games), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) and Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) are some of the players expected to star for the country at the 2026 World Cup.
England have avoided any of the latest possible kickoff times at the 2026 World Cup, after their full schedule was revealed on Saturday.
England finally demonstrated they can alter their approach by batting through the first session of day four of the second Ashes Test.
France, Brazil, and England, ranked Nos. 3-5 in the world, top the list of who may appear, with Croatia and Morocco in the mix.
Bukayo Saka has already been named England's men's player of the year twice, in back-to-back seasons (2021–22, 2022–23), with the latter win coming after he scored three goals in four appearances during the 2022 World Cup.