England World Cup news: Three Lions route to the final revealed

England's imaginable way to the World Cup last has go wide aft Saturday's 2-0 triumph implicit Panama.

After a forgettable opening 45 minutes successful New Jersey, Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane got connected the scoresheet successful the 2nd fractional to seal the Three Lions' spot successful the past 32.

When the full-time whistle went astatine the MetLife Stadium, Thomas Tuchel and his squad did not cognize their opponents for Wednesday's fixture successful Atlanta.

However, DR Congo's 3-1 triumph implicit Uzbekistan respective hours aboriginal locked successful a showdown with the African nation.

While England's performances astatine the World Cup suggest that an quality successful the last is unlikely, they present cognize their imaginable way to the July 19 showpiece.

What is England's imaginable way done to the World Cup final?

Before immoderate excitement goes into overdrive, England indispensable woody with the situation of DR Congo connected July 1.

Should England advancement done a fixture against opponents who person already held Portugal to a draw successful the competition, things would get precise tricky for Tuchel and his squad.

Mexico oregon Ecuador would await successful the past 16 connected Monday, July 6 astatine 1am (UK time). Not lone bash these nations person their ain hopes of going heavy successful the competition, the crippled would beryllium played successful Mexico City, which is implicit 2,000 metres supra oversea level.

Naturally, Mexico's players are utilized to those conditions, but truthful are Ecuador's, with superior metropolis Quito adjacent higher successful altitude than Mexico City.

Should England advancement to the quarter-finals connected July 11, Brazil are the apt opponents, but this portion of the gully besides features Japan, Ivory Coast and Norway.

With the crippled being played successful the often-humid metropolis of Miami, England would ideally not similar to look Brazil, who person already cruised past Scotland astatine the aforesaid venue.

Tuchel volition surely not beryllium looking arsenic acold arsenic the semi-finals astatine this stage, but defending champions Argentina are the wide favourites to beryllium their last-four opponents connected July 15 should they get there.

The likes of Egypt, Switzerland, Colombia and Ghana volition person dreams of capitalising connected what is the weakest 4th of the draw.

Meanwhile, the last connected July 19 could would realistically spot England look 1 of France, Spain, Germany, Portugal oregon Netherlands.

When bash the World Cup knockout stages start?

Despite the radical signifier lone finishing connected Saturday night, South Africa and Canada footwear disconnected the last-32 ties arsenic soon arsenic Sunday astatine 8pm (UK time).