THE FINAL 48 GROUP L

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We put Group L under the microscope now as we check out our Final 48 feature.  We check out the English squad as they look to finally end their sixty-year wait for a major international trophy.  And we study their greatest challenger in the Group in the ultimate underdogs, Croatia

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00:07Group L is the final group but one with probably the most following as England will headline a

00:14competitive group with Croatia, Ghana and Panama. FIFA's fourth ranked nation cantered through

00:19European qualification becoming the first Euro nation to win all eight matches without conceding.

00:24German Thomas Tuchel's three Lions sealed an eighth consecutive World Cup tournament and it would

00:29be ironic if a German is to lead England to their first major trophy since beating West Germany in

00:351966. This is probably their best chance to do so despite not being clear favourites but with Captain

00:41Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham, Bukayo Saka and Declan Rice goals are expected but they also sport a solid

00:47defence under Tuchel conceding just three goals with nine clean sheets in ten matches under the German.

00:54England's defensive record will be tested straight away as they open their campaign against Croatia.

00:59Despite being ranked 11th, Croatia thrives as underdogs but are no longer underdogs after

01:04reaching the finals in 2018 before following that up with a third place finish in 2022.

01:10Qualification was a cakewalk for the Balkan nation going unbeaten in UEFA qualification.

01:15Croatia will rely on experience with 40-year-old Luka Modric as the skipper with Ivan Perisic,

01:21Dominic Levakovic and Andrey Komaric. In defence, Josko Vadijal is back after a long-term injury

01:26at Man City but 19-year-old Luka Vuscovic has shown he can be another goal-scoring defensive star

01:32for the Quaritions.

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