England who were kept by Ghana at the World Cup as two close to the end of the 32 | World Cup 2026 news

England and Ghana have drawn 0-0 in Group L, although the Europeans are late.

England suffered a World Cup setback as Ghana held off Thomas Tuchel’s side disappointing 0-0leaving them with work to do to progress to the top of Group L.

Nico O’Reilly almost scored for England on Tuesday with a late header that bounced off the ball. After a promising 4-2 win against Croatia, this was a performance that cast doubt on England’s chances of going on and winning the tournament.

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They dominated the ball and had 19 shots on goal for their opponents, but rarely looked like they were beating Ghanaian goalkeeper Benjamin Asare in a game before 63,983 fans at Gillette Stadium near Boston.

Both teams have four points and one game to play in Group L, and progress to the next round is all but guaranteed, but their final positions are still tied.

In wet and cold conditions, England produced a performance that matched their limited performances in Euro 2024.

However, there are no impressive results, as England takes a step closer to the last 32. All they have to do now is to discuss their final team against Panama at the MetLife Stadium on Saturday, and they will be able to focus on the knock-out game.

England have never beaten African opposition at a World Cup, and that record was in no danger of ending here.

Ghana, however, fought bravely, as the nation ranked 73rd in the world – 69 places behind England – defended.

The Black Stars’ late decision to appoint Carlos Queiroz as coach seems justified, following their 1-0 win in Panama. The 2010 quarterfinalists face Croatia next in Philadelphia.

Thomas Partey has returned to Ghana after missing the Panama match in Toronto because Canadian authorities refused him a visa – the former Arsenal player has been accused of rape in the United Kingdom.

Asare of local team Hearts of Oak started in goal for Ghana after coming on for the injured Lawrence Ati Zigi against Panama.

England’s failure to test him regularly will be a concern, as Harry Kane was kept quiet and failed to add to his 10 World Cup goals. He remains tied with Gary Lineker as the game’s top scorer.

Noni Madueke and Anthony Gordon could not make a difference on the wings, and their replacements could not have a real impact.

Jude Bellingham won his 50th cap, while Marc Guehi and Djed Spence replaced John Stones and O’Reilly in defence.

Declan Rice’s free-kick that went wide was as close as England got in the first half. In fact, it took about an hour for Asare to save, but it was easy to deny Gordon.

Ghana might think that Jordan Pickford should have been penalized for coming out of his box and hitting Prince Adu without touching the ball, but instead, the goalkeeper was awarded a free.

There was another scare for England as substitute Adu raced into the area but was unable to shoot.

The pressure was then ratcheted up in the closing minutes, as Asare denied Bukayo Saka and made a fine stop to his left before O’Reilly hit the woodwork from close range and Kane fired over.