England 0-0 Ghana: Highlights, man of the match, stats as Thomas Tuchel's Three Lions frustrated in World Cup 2026 draw

England were held to a frustrating 0-0 gully by Ghana successful their second World Cup 2026 Group L crippled astatine Boston Stadium connected Tuesday.

Thomas Tuchel's Three Lions headed into this clash arsenic the wide favourites, but recovered themselves lacking up against Carlos Queiroz's Black Stars, who sat successful a heavy artifact and played connected the counter.

England showed immoderate signs of beingness arsenic the crippled approached the hr mark, but they were fortunate to debar having Jordan Pickford sent disconnected erstwhile helium collided with Prince Adu extracurricular his box.

Ezri Konsa was besides fortunate that a punishment was not awarded erstwhile helium dived successful astatine thigh-height connected Adu, missing the shot entirely.

However, the Three Lions inactive had the biggest accidental to triumph the lucifer precocious connected erstwhile the rebound from Nico O'Reilly's header fell to Harry Kane, who skied his changeable astatine an unfastened extremity into the stands from adjacent range.

England had to settee for a goalless gully successful the end, but with the cognition that they person apt secured progression and that things could person been overmuch worse if decisions had gone against them.

SPORTS MOLE'S VERDICT

Tuesday's effect means that England person present drawn their 2nd radical crippled astatine each of their past 4 tournaments, and Tuchel volition beryllium furious with his team's deficiency of creativity.

The Three Lions boasted 78% possession successful the archetypal fractional but were incapable to find the target, archetypal earnestly investigating the Ghana shot-stopper with astir 5 minutes to play successful the 2nd period, erstwhile substitute Bukayo Saka fired a almighty effort goalward.

To marque matters worse, erstwhile England had a aureate accidental to instrumentality the lead, Kane was erstwhile again recovered wanting with the unit connected - a dire omen considering that helium besides missed his archetypal punishment against Croatia connected matchday one.

However, the manager volition beryllium thankful that his squad collected a constituent connected Tuesday - which should beryllium capable to spot them into the circular of 32 - adjacent if they needed immoderate questionable calls from the officials to get it.

As for Ghana, they volition beryllium pleased with the point, arsenic good arsenic the antiaircraft resilience they showed to support a cleanable expanse against an hostile boasting an immense magnitude of attacking talent.

ENGLAND VS. GHANA HIGHLIGHTS

67th min: Jordan Pickford (England) avoided reddish card

Pickford runs retired of his container to effort and wide a done pass, but alternatively makes interaction with Ghana guardant Adu.

The referee opts to springiness a escaped footwear to England, a arguable determination that could person had a large interaction connected the game.

79th min: Ezri Konsa (England) avoided giving distant penalty

There was immoderate nervy precocious moments for the Three Lions ? pic.twitter.com/plgECW4grD

Eberechi Eze is caught retired by Abdul Fatawu, who breaks down the close flank astatine velocity and plays a done shot to Adu.

The second takes a mediocre interaction but appears to beryllium fouled by Konsa earlier hitting his follow-up effort astatine the offside Antoine Semenyo. England get distant with one!

86th min: Harry Kane (England) large accidental missed

Two HUGE chances for England arsenic Nico O'Reilly hits the barroom earlier Harry Kane shoots over! ? pic.twitter.com/5EwiccE8rl

England enactment the shot retired wide earlier crossing successful to O'Reilly who hits the crossbar with a good header.

The rebound falls to Kane - the 1 antheral Tuchel would person been hoping to get a accidental - but the Bayern Munich striker lashes his effort implicit the crossbar from conscionable extracurricular the six-yard box.

MAN OF THE MATCH - MARC GUEHI

England were acold from their best, but centre-back Marc Guehi delivered a show that helium tin beryllium arrogant of.

The Manchester City prima won 12 of his 14 duels and was the Three Lions' astir assured subordinate connected the ball, completing 98% of his passes - 118 of 121 attempted.

ENGLAND VS. GHANA MATCH STATS

Possession: England 79%-21% Ghana

Shots: England 19-2 Ghana

Shots connected target: England 3-1 Ghana

Corners: England 9-2 Ghana

Fouls: England 14-24 Ghana

BEST STATS

?? Ghana are 1 of lone 4 teams yet to concede a extremity astatine the 2026 World Cup ⛔️ pic.twitter.com/ix2EEPbyef

England's possession fig of 78.8% against Ghana was the astir connected grounds (from 1966) by immoderate broadside successful a World Cup lucifer without managing to people ? pic.twitter.com/Q0ErXRiUDz

For the archetypal clip successful 64 years, England person arsenic galore arsenic 10 antithetic clubs represented successful their starting line-up for a crippled astatine a large tourney ? pic.twitter.com/t5rF1rxKWl

WHAT NEXT?

England volition question to East Rutherford's MetLife Stadium to instrumentality connected Panama successful their last radical crippled this Saturday, portion Ghana volition look Croatia astatine Lincoln Financial Field successful Philadelphia.