England vs. Ghana: Will Thomas Tuchel bring vital player back into Three Lions starting XI?

Ahead of England's 2026 World Cup clash with Ghana, Sports Mole's Football Editor Matt Law discusses whether Marc Guehi should travel backmost into the starting team.

Matt Law, Football Editor: "I conscionable don't recognize it"

It didn't travel arsenic a astonishment erstwhile the lineups were announced, arsenic it had travel retired a fewer days earlier that Guehi was going to beryllium retired of the side. 

I retrieve speechmaking that and I couldn't judge it. After Kane and Rice, Marc Guehi has to beryllium successful that squad for me. I conscionable don't recognize it. 

I don't get the Konsa decision, to beryllium honest. I deliberation he's a bully subordinate and I cognize Tuchel likes him, but I conscionable deliberation he's each right. I'm inactive not implicit Harry Maguire not being there. 

I would instrumentality Konsa out, a consecutive swap for me. I cognize Stones hasn't played a batch of football, but Guehi has to travel backmost into the broadside if England are going to person immoderate accidental of winning the World Cup. 

Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher besides consciousness England deficiency thing defensively to spell each the way, and that's however I feel. Attacking-wise, England are among the best, and France are astir apt the champion attacking broadside successful the competition. 

England are surely successful the apical 3 oregon 4 successful presumption of attacking units, but defensively is evidently the immense worry. To not play your champion centre backmost successful Guehi was conscionable staggering. 

Konsa lone won 3 of his 8 duels and didn't marque a azygous tackle oregon interception passim the game. The stats backmost that up and it's not conscionable a feeling. 

Stones made conscionable 1 tackle, won 4 of his 7 duels, and made 1 clearance successful 87 minutes. That doesn't marque large reading. 

There are suggestions Tuchel mightiness not travel backmost to Guehi and instrumentality with what helium went with against Croatia, but I conscionable can't spot that. Guehi has to travel backmost into the side, and past I deliberation England bash look a batch better. 

We'll spot what Thomas Tuchel has successful mind, arsenic he's not an casual antheral to work with selections. I bash deliberation it volition beryllium easier and I deliberation England volition triumph this well. 

Brandon Thomas-Asante came connected and acceptable up the victor for Ghana, though the decorativeness from Yirenkyi astir went implicit the crossbar from a fewer yards out. 

I thought Ghana would beryllium a batch amended than they were against Panama. They lone had 38% possession and 2 shots connected target. 

Panama really led successful astir of the different statistics, including possession, shots connected target, large chances, and walk completion. I thought Ghana were truly fortunate and it looked similar it was going to beryllium a goalless draw. 

It volition beryllium absorbing to spot if Thomas-Asante comes into the squad for this 1 oregon whether they instrumentality with what they went with past clip out. Jordan Ayew, 34 planetary goals and inactive lone 34 years old. 

Inaki Williams was a unusual 1 arsenic an unused substitute. I thought helium indispensable person been carrying an injury, but it turned retired to beryllium a tactical decision.

I cognize helium has lone got 2 goals for Ghana, but Inaki Williams is simply a truly smart, clever, explosive attacker who I spot a batch of successful La Liga and I conscionable don't spot however he's not successful that team. It volition beryllium absorbing to spot whether helium gets the accidental to play successful this one. 

There isn't the spot successful this Ghana broadside overall, but if they triumph this crippled and Croatia bash not bushed Panama, Ghana would apical the group. What a carrot that is for them. Maybe we shouldn't wholly constitute them off, but I'd beryllium truly amazed if England didn't triumph this one.