England vs Ghana, 2026 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage

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Ghana

England held by Ghana at World Cup as Harry Kane skies late chance

Thomas Tuchel's stilted side stumbled to a 0-0 draw with well-drilled Ghana as England edged closer to the World Cup knockout phase in forgettable fashion.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
5': Offside, Ghana. Iñaki Williams is caught offside.
6': Foul by Kwasi Sibo (Ghana).
6': Noni Madueke (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
8': Jerome Opoku (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Foul by Jude Bellingham (England).
12': Foul by Marvin Senaya (Ghana).
12': Anthony Gordon (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
14': Attempt missed. Declan Rice (England) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Reece James from a direct free kick.
14': Foul by Jonas Adjetey (Ghana).
14': Harry Kane (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
15': Attempt blocked. Elliot Anderson (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Gordon.
16': Attempt blocked. Declan Rice (England) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
16': Corner, England. Conceded by Jonas Adjetey.
18': Jordan Ayew (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Foul by Ezri Konsa (England).
18': Foul by Iñaki Williams (Ghana).
18': Marc Guéhi (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Foul by Antoine Semenyo (Ghana).
20': Ezri Konsa (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
20': Delay in match because of an injury Jordan Ayew (Ghana).
20': Delay in match because of an injury Reece James (England).
23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
24': Foul by Caleb Yirenkyi (Ghana).
24': Marc Guéhi (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by Antoine Semenyo (Ghana).
26': Elliot Anderson (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
26': Delay in match for a drinks break.
29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
31': Marvin Senaya (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Foul by Anthony Gordon (England).
31': Jordan Ayew (Ghana) wins a free kick on the left wing.
31': Foul by Ezri Konsa (England).
32': Foul by Jerome Opoku (Ghana).
32': Marc Guéhi (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Attempt blocked. Jude Bellingham (England) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
34': Gideon Mensah (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Foul by Elliot Anderson (England).
37': Attempt missed. Declan Rice (England) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Noni Madueke with a cross.
38': Handball by Marc Guéhi (England).
39': Jordan Ayew (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Foul by Elliot Anderson (England).
40': Offside, England. Jude Bellingham is caught offside.
41': Jerome Opoku (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Foul by Declan Rice (England).
41': Declan Rice (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
43': Corner, Ghana. Conceded by Reece James.
45': Corner, England. Conceded by Jerome Opoku.
45': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
45'+3': Attempt blocked. Harry Kane (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Declan Rice.
45'+4': Corner, England. Conceded by Jonas Adjetey.
45'+6': Jerome Opoku (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+6': Foul by Jude Bellingham (England).
45'+7': First Half ends, England 0, Ghana 0.
45': Second Half begins England 0, Ghana 0.
47': Foul by Marvin Senaya (Ghana).
47': Anthony Gordon (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
50': Attempt blocked. Marvin Senaya (Ghana) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jerome Opoku.
51': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Ghana).
51': Marc Guéhi (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Foul by Kwasi Sibo (Ghana).
52': Marc Guéhi (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
53': Corner, Ghana. Conceded by Reece James.
54': Foul by Caleb Yirenkyi (Ghana).
54': Jordan Pickford (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Ghana).
54': Elliot Anderson (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Foul by Kwasi Sibo (Ghana).
55': Elliot Anderson (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
57': Attempt blocked. Noni Madueke (England) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jude Bellingham.
57': Attempt saved. Anthony Gordon (England) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Benjamin Asare (Ghana). Assisted by Declan Rice.
58': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Ghana).
58': Marc Guéhi (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Foul by Iñaki Williams (Ghana).
60': Anthony Gordon (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
60': Iñaki Williams (Ghana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
61': Attempt blocked. Elliot Anderson (England) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross.
61': Corner, England. Conceded by Kwasi Sibo.
62': Attempt missed. Elliot Anderson (England) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross following a corner.
62': Foul by Thomas Partey (Ghana).
62': Harry Kane (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
63': Attempt missed. Elliot Anderson (England) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
64': Attempt missed. Noni Madueke (England) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Anthony Gordon following a set piece situation.
64': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Ghana).
64': Marc Guéhi (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Delay in match because of an injury Caleb Yirenkyi (Ghana).
65': Substitution, England. Bukayo Saka replaces Anthony Gordon.
66': Substitution, England. Nico O'Reilly replaces Djed Spence.
66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
66': Substitution, Ghana. Abdul Fatawu replaces Iñaki Williams.
67': Substitution, Ghana. Prince Adu replaces Jordan Ayew.
67': Foul by Prince Adu (Ghana).
67': Jordan Pickford (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Attempt saved. Harry Kane (England) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Benjamin Asare (Ghana).
70': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (England) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Noni Madueke with a cross.
70': Delay in match for a drinks break.
73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
73': Substitution, England. Morgan Rogers replaces Jude Bellingham.
74': Substitution, England. Eberechi Eze replaces Elliot Anderson.
74': Foul by Kwasi Sibo (Ghana).
74': Bukayo Saka (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
75': Corner, England. Conceded by Jerome Opoku.
77': Marvin Senaya (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Foul by Harry Kane (England).
78': Foul by Gideon Mensah (Ghana).
78': Bukayo Saka (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Attempt blocked. Prince Adu (Ghana) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
79': Offside, Ghana. Antoine Semenyo is caught offside.
81': Offside, England. Bukayo Saka is caught offside.
82': Foul by Gideon Mensah (Ghana).
82': Bukayo Saka (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
83': Caleb Yirenkyi (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Marc Guéhi (England).
83': Substitution, England. Marcus Rashford replaces Noni Madueke.
84': Foul by Caleb Yirenkyi (Ghana).
84': Eberechi Eze (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Abdul Fatawu (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Foul by Marcus Rashford (England).
86': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (England) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Benjamin Asare (Ghana). Assisted by Declan Rice with a headed pass.
86': Nico O'Reilly (England) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Reece James with a cross.
86': Attempt missed. Harry Kane (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
87': Substitution, Ghana. Kojo Peprah Oppong replaces Marvin Senaya.
89': Caleb Yirenkyi (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Foul by Marcus Rashford (England).
90': Foul by Antoine Semenyo (Ghana).
90': Ezri Konsa (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Corner, England. Conceded by Kojo Peprah Oppong.
90'+3': Corner, England. Conceded by Kojo Peprah Oppong.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Nico O'Reilly (England) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross following a corner.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Marc Guéhi (England) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Eberechi Eze following a corner.
90'+3': Corner, England. Conceded by Kojo Peprah Oppong.
90'+5': Corner, England. Conceded by Thomas Partey.
90'+5': Substitution, Ghana. Abdul Rahman Baba replaces Prince Adu.
90'+6': Thomas Partey (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Foul by Morgan Rogers (England).
90'+7': Second Half ends, England 0, Ghana 0.
0': Match ends, England 0, Ghana 0.

Statistics

GHA		ENG
24	Fouls	14
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
2	Corner Kicks	9
3	Saves	0
21.1	Possession	78.9
2	SHOTS	19
1	ON GOAL	3
0.5	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
127	Accurate Passes	586
172	Passes	633
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
0	Accurate Crosses	7
5	Crosses	30
0.0	Cross %	0.2
57	Long Balls	26
24	Accurate Long Balls	14
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
1	Blocked Shots	6
17	Effective Tackles	7
22	Tackles	14
0.8	Tackle %	0.5
8	Interceptions	1
39	Effective Clearances	6
39	Clearances	6

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup

Venue: Gillette Stadium
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA
Attendance: 63,983

FIFA World Cup Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	England	3	+4	7
2	Croatia	3	0	6
3	Ghana	3	0	4
4	Panama	3	-4	0

Full Table

Line-Ups

England (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Jordan Pickford (GK)
6	Marc Guéhi
2	Ezri Konsa
25	Djed Spence
24	Reece James
10	Jude Bellingham
4	Declan Rice
8	Elliot Anderson
9	Harry Kane
18	Anthony Gordon
20	Noni Madueke

England Substitutes:

Jordan Henderson, Trevoh Chalobah, Ivan Toney, Morgan Rogers, Eberechi Eze, Jarell Quansah, Ollie Watkins, John Stones, Dean Henderson, Marcus Rashford, Dan Burn, Nico O'Reilly, Bukayo Saka, Kobbie Mainoo, James Trafford.

Ghana (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
16	Benjamin Asare (GK)
18	Jerome Opoku
4	Jonas Adjetey
5	Thomas Partey
14	Gideon Mensah
26	Marvin Senaya
8	Kwasi Sibo
3	Caleb Yirenkyi
11	Antoine Semenyo
19	Iñaki Williams
9	Jordan Ayew

Ghana Substitutes:

Joseph Anang, Prince Adu, Kojo Peprah Oppong, Augustine Boakye, Kamaldeen Sulemana, Alidu Seidu, Elisha Owusu, Abdul Mumin, Derrick Luckassen, Baba Rahman, Brandon Thomas-Asante, Christopher Bonsu Baah, Ernest Nuamah, Lawrence Ati Zigi, Fatawu Issahaku.

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