Winning the group comes with a potentially easier road to the final, but ahead of England’s crunch game against Croatia in Dallas on Wednesday, reasons of geography are the strongest motivation to top Group L Get daily World Cup briefings from our writers across North America – plus more from Inside Sport after the tournament Get our free World Cup briefing and sport email Get our free World Cup briefing and sport email Email * SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates