FIFA World Cup

FT Tuesday, June 23, 2026
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Match Report

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.

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Team Stats

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

Highlights

03:09 Can England defeat the 'bigger' teams after draw vs. Ghana? Watch on ESPN 03:16 Why did England struggle vs. Ghana? Watch on ESPN 01:43 Should Bellingham have been sent off vs. Ghana? Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

Lineups

ENG · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Jordan PickfordG
  2. 6Marc GuéhiCD-L
  3. 2Ezri KonsaCD-R
  4. 25Djed SpenceLB
  5. 24Reece JamesRB
  6. 10Jude BellinghamAM
  7. 4Declan RiceLM
  8. 8Elliot AndersonRM
  9. 9Harry KaneF
  10. 18Anthony GordonAM-L
  11. 20Noni MaduekeAM-R

GHA · 4-1-4-1

  1. 16Benjamin AsareG
  2. 18Jerome OpokuCD-L
  3. 4Jonas AdjeteyCD-R
  4. 5Thomas ParteyDM
  5. 14Gideon MensahLB
  6. 26Marvin SenayaRB
  7. 8Kwasi SiboCM-L
  8. 3Caleb YirenkyiCM-R
  9. 11Antoine SemenyoLM
  10. 19Iñaki WilliamsRM
  11. 9Jordan AyewF

Timeline

  1. 20' Delay in match because of an injury Jordan Ayew (Ghana).
  2. 20' Delay in match because of an injury Reece James (England).
  3. 23' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  4. 23'
  5. 26' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  6. 26'
  7. 29' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  8. 29'
  9. 41' Declan Rice (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 60' Iñaki Williams (Ghana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 65' Delay in match because of an injury Caleb Yirenkyi (Ghana).
  12. 65'
  13. 65' Substitution, England. Bukayo Saka replaces Anthony Gordon.
  14. 66' Substitution, England. Nico O'Reilly replaces Djed Spence.
  15. 66' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  16. 66'
  17. 66' Substitution, Ghana. Abdul Fatawu replaces Iñaki Williams.
  18. 67' Substitution, Ghana. Prince Adu replaces Jordan Ayew.
  19. 70' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  20. 70'
  21. 73' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  22. 73'
  23. 73' Substitution, England. Morgan Rogers replaces Jude Bellingham.
  24. 74' Substitution, England. Eberechi Eze replaces Elliot Anderson.
  25. 83' Substitution, England. Marcus Rashford replaces Noni Madueke.
  26. 87' Substitution, Ghana. Kojo Peprah Oppong replaces Marvin Senaya.
  27. 90'+5' Substitution, Ghana. Abdul Rahman Baba replaces Prince Adu.

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