England

England in Group L faces Croatia, Ghana, and Panama across venues in Dallas, Boston, and Toronto. For fans in London and across England (British Summer Time, UTC+1 in June), the North American schedule creates a consistent pattern of late evening and early morning kickoffs throughout the group stage.

The Group L opener on June 17 at AT&T Stadium in Dallas is the marquee fixture: England against Croatia, a rematch of the 2018 World Cup semifinal. The 15:00 Central Time kickoff translates to 21:00 in London. A genuine prime-time evening slot that the entire nation can watch from the sofa, the pub, or a fan zone. The second Group L match on June 23 at Gillette Stadium in Boston sees England meet Ghana at 16:00 Eastern, which becomes 21:00 in London. Another evening fixture. The final group match on June 28 completes the group stage, and based on the London timezone calculations, East Coast afternoon kickoffs consistently deliver civilized viewing for English fans.

England’s relationship with World Cup tournaments carries decades of history, expectation, and heartbreak. The 2021 Euros final and the 2018 World Cup semifinal showed a country that genuinely stopped for these moments, with pubs packed from early morning for the latter tournament’s Spartak Moscow kickoffs. The fact that Group L offers two consecutive evening kickoffs for London viewers is the scheduling gift that fans will appreciate deeply.

Pubs across England will require no special opening time accommodations for the Croatia opener.