BBC Sport football tactics correspondent Umir Irfan breaks down the reasons why Thomas Tuchel's England were held to a 0-0 draw against Ghana.

In Thomas Tuchel's interview with Kelly Sommers, the England manager was asked whether Ghana had set a blueprint for how to play against his side.

Tuchel brushed off this suggestion but it does leave fans wondering how the Three Lions may play against Panama.

BBC Sport's football tactics correspondent Umir Irfan has been delving into the details to see why Tuchel's team came up short against Ghana and were held to a 0-0 stalemate.

So that's who England can play in the last 32, but what about after that, if they win their first knockout game?

If England top their group and come through their last-32 tie, they would go on to play a last-16 tie at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City, which would be against co-hosts Mexico if they win their first knockout match.

That game is currently set to be played at 01:00 BST in the early hours of Monday, 6 July.

Following that, Miami will be the venue on Saturday, 11 July - with a more reasonable kick-off time at 22:00 BST - where they'll face one of Brazil, Japan, Ivory Coast and Norway in the quarters.

Another win would see them potentially face defending champions Argentina in the semi-final on Wednesday, 15 July, at 20:00 BST back in Atlanta.

If they win that and reach the final in New York on Sunday 19 July, it could be anyone from the other side of the draw, which includes Germany, France, Spain, Portugal and the Netherlands, among others.

If they lose in the last four, it'll be back to Miami on Saturday, 18 July, for the Third Place game against the other beaten semi-finalist.

See the full knockout stage bracket as it stands here.

Spot on that Lee.

As we've been saying, England's progression was made official overnight thanks to results elsewhere, but who could they play next?

As it stands, they're set to play Senegal in the last 32, but it will be DR Congo for Thomas Tuchel's men in Atlanta on Wednesday (17:00 BST) if they finish third in Group K.

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Football issues correspondent

Well Guy, there’s a grid of 495 potential combinations of third-placed teams.

The specific eight groups that provide the qualifiers determine where the countries go.

So, for example, as the only combinations remaining for Bosnia-Herzegovina, Sweden and Paraguay send them to one group we already know their fixtures.

Whatever tonight's result, England's place in the knockout stages of the World Cup has been confirmed before they face Panama in their final group game.

The Three Lions sit on four points after two games - meaning they are at least guaranteed one of the eight third-placed qualification spots.

Four other teams sit on four points - Sweden, Ecuador, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Paraguay - with four groups, including England's still to wrap up.

Uruguay's defeat by Spain on Saturday was the result that confirmed the Three Lions' place in the last 32.

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England go into the final match of the group stages knowing that a draw will be enough to confirm them as Group L winners if Ghana and Croatia also draw.

If the Three Lions win on Saturday, only a big victory for Ghana would knock them off top spot - Ghana would have to exceed England's winning margin by two goals.

Should England lose, Ghana would go above them into top spot with a victory over Croatia, while Croatia could leapfrog them both with a win in their final game.

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Former England striker on BBC One

I could also understand if Tuchel brought John Stones back in for Ezri Konsa. Although our main issue against Ghana was being unable to break them down, there were still some concerns defensively.

In the two real attacks that Ghana had when they managed to get forward, one could have seen them win a penalty and the other one could have ended with Jordan Pickford getting a red card.

We got away with it both times, but Tuchel has changed things in his defence and there is no doubt that there is some uncertainty back there.

I don't know if that has affected Pickford too, but he has not looked assured so far as he normally does.

In the first game, his distribution was pretty poor and then he got caught out against Ghana when he came rushing out, so maybe those changes did not help his situation either.

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Thomas Tuchel said in his pre-Panama news conference that he was happy with calling up Trevoh Chalobah in place of the injured Tino Livramento, because it freed Jarell Quansah as a full-back option.

The England manager did also mention Djed Spence and Ezri Konsa for that position, but both of those have played for the Three Lions at the 2026 World Cup at left-back and centre-back, respectively.

With some rotation likely to be a factor in England's final group-stage match, could we see the Bayer Leverkusen and former Liverpool defender fill the space made vacant by Reece James' hamstring injury?

And is it a case of bad planning or just par for the course in tournament football that England should have to rely on a makeshift full-back?

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Both Eberechi Eze and Morgan Rogers have played in the wide areas for Arsenal and Aston Villa, respectively, further adding to Thomas Tuchel's embarrassment when it comes to attacking options.

Marcus Rashford and Bukayo Saka are the names in the frame to challenge Anthony Gordon and Noni Madueke for a place in the starting XI against Panama, but Tuchel could well go down another route for Saturday's game.

Alan Shearer
Former England striker on BBC One

Probably the biggest call for Tuchel is what he does with his wingers.

I didn't think Anthony Gordon or Noni Madueke were positive enough against Ghana. By that I mean they didn't attack their defender enough when we got the ball out to them out wide.

Their crossing was really poor as well, and often it didn't beat the first man. Our delivery from set-pieces was not great either, but in open play the service from the wingers was pretty much non-existent.

That's why I think Tuchel will change it up, and Bukayo Saka and Marcus Rashford have definitely done enough when they have come on in both games to get a chance to start.

Saka's fitness is surely the only reason he hasn't started either game so far, but if he's ready this time then he would come in on the right, with Rashford on the left.

What I want to see from both of them is more energy and to be more direct in one against one situations by trying to go past players.

There also needs to be more forward passing rather than taking the easy option by going sideways or backwards.

Will Thomas Tuchel make changes in wide areas against Panama?

We compared the performance of his respective wingers from last season.

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Marcus Rashford is vying for a starting berth in Thomas Tuchel's England team, having made a positive impact as a substitute in the first two matches of the World Cup, and scoring against Croatia.

Tuchel says the fluidity of his left-hand side has not been what it was prior to the tournament, and he is working to solve this issue.

"The whole left side struggled a little bit," he said.

"They played so well in the game before the World Cup, against Costa Rica and we thought the left side was solved. Nico (O'Reilly) and Declan (Rice) and Anthony (Gordon) played with so much freedom and so much connection between them. They struggled in these two matches. Not so sure exactly why. The left unit is struggling to have the same impact as previous games.

"You grow into a tournament. You have to overcome a bit of individual adversity. It is a test of trust and a test of belief. There is no need to take them out and punish them. We have every right to trust them again but other players are pushing so let's see."

Want to hear more from Thomas Tuchel?

BBC Sport's Kelly Somers sat down with England boss Thomas Tuchel ahead of England v Panama. Watch below.