Olaleye Idowu
Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has predicted that Ghana and Croatia will make it difficult for England in Group L of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Ferdinand, however, backed the Three Lions to win the group and also beat Panama.
Speaking to GOAL, the retired footballer admitted he wasn’t happy with England’s group.
“I was not happy with England’s group, you know,” Ferdinand said.
“You want a group where you go, ‘Listen, we can just sneak through there. Not too many hard games. But we’ve got Croatia, Modric-inspired Croatia, Ghana, and Panama.
“Now, Panama, I think, will be a team that we should win against, but Ghana, Croatia, I think, they are going to make it difficult.
“I still back us [England ] to win the group and get out of the group, but I would like to have seen a little bit easier, an easier runway in that group.”
