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23 June 2026 123 comments
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The next lot of Group L matches get underway on Tuesday night, as England and Ghana aim to make it two wins from two.

Kick-off in Boston is at 21:00 BST.

TEAM NEWS

Thomas Tuchel makes two changes from England’s impressive victory over Croatia, and they’re both in defence. Marc Guehi ($5.1m) and Djed Spence ($4.5m) replace John Stones ($4.6m) and Nico O’Reilly ($4.7m).

This means that Bukayo Saka ($9.5m) remains a substitute, and Anthony Gordon ($7.0m) is still preferred to goal-scoring understudy Marcus Rashford ($7.5m).

As for Ghana, there are four changes from the 1-0 over Panama. Thomas Partey ($6.2m) starts, having been denied entry into Canada last week. Also entering the XI are Inaki Williams ($5.9m), Kwasi Sibo ($4.7m) and goalkeeper Benjamin Asare ($3.8m).

Out go Lawrence Ati Zigi ($4.0m), Elisha Owusu ($5.3m), Ernest Nuamah ($5.0m) and former Southampton winger Kamaldeen Sulemana ($5.1m).

LINE-UPS

England XI: Pickford; James, Konsa, Guehi, Spence; Anderson, Rice; Madueke, Bellingham, Gordon; Kane

Subs: Henderson, Trafford, Chalobah, O’Reilly, Stones, Burn, Saka, Henderson, Mainoo, Quansah, Rogers, Rashford, Eze, Watkins, Toney

Ghana XI: Asare; Senaya, Adjetey, Opoku, Mensah; Williams, Partey, Yirenkyi, Sibo, Semenyo; Ayew

Subs: Zigi, Anang, Seidu, Mumin, Rahman, Oppong, Luckassen, Owusu, Boakye, Fatawu, Thomas-Asante, Baah, Sulemana, Nuamah, Adu


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  1. Feanor
    • 17 Years
    1 hour, 32 mins ago

    Turgid Tuchel afraid to make a sub

    1. Feanor
      • 17 Years
      1 hour, 10 mins ago

      France would blow this lot off the pitch

  2. Qaiss
    • 10 Years
    1 hour, 29 mins ago

    Henderson is in the squad to shout and gee people up in the dressing room?

    1. JBG
      • 8 Years
      1 hour, 7 mins ago

      And to keep the fans from falling asleep

      1. Qaiss
        • 10 Years
        1 hour, 2 mins ago

        Will be in a coma if I hear Henderson speak

  3. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    1 hour, 27 mins ago

    Does Madueke have Tuchel's nudes?

  4. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    1 hour, 26 mins ago

    Lmao how does he call that against Ghana? Such an idiotic decision

    1. Pariße
      • 11 Years
      1 hour, 13 mins ago

      The attacker kinda lost track of the ball as well.

  5. Feanor
    • 17 Years
    1 hour, 26 mins ago

    Pickford came out and got none of the ball. Lucky lad.

  6. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    1 hour, 22 mins ago

    Lol, that Ghana physio would make a lousy corner man 😆

  7. Qaiss
    • 10 Years
    1 hour, 21 mins ago

    New Arsenal signing Rogers is on

    1. Pariße
      • 11 Years
      1 hour, 13 mins ago

      Tuchel’s just testing out how Arsenal would look if they had Kane.

  8. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 14 Years
    1 hour, 17 mins ago

    Really poor so far. Missing some incisive forward passing vision that Adam Wharton would have brought here, left out so Henderson can be a cheerleader from the bench.

    1. lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      1 hour, 10 mins ago

      Madueke magic incoming

  9. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    1 hour, 16 mins ago

    78 mins and not a single shot on target 🙄

    1. Feanor
      • 17 Years
      1 hour, 8 mins ago

      They have 2 shots on goal

  10. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    1 hour, 16 mins ago

    Tuchel no different from Southgate. Doesnt think out of the box. Why not try in form Watkins?

    1. PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      1 min ago

      Absolute boring football. Reminded me of how he almost made us lose the Bundesliga to Dortmund 3 years ago if not for the stroke of brilliance by Musiala. That was a typical strategy by Tuchel tonight. England looked toothless, sluggish & feeble.

      Imagine scoring 4 goals in the first game against Croatia & suddenly lose the ability to bite. Should've known better as a Gambler but...it was only Ghana.

  11. Qaiss
    • 10 Years
    1 hour, 16 mins ago

    Semenyo just blocked the goal, wow

  12. JBG
    • 8 Years
    1 hour, 15 mins ago

    Who needs goals or even shots on target?

  13. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    1 hour, 14 mins ago

    VAR has Pickford captain

  14. Feanor
    • 17 Years
    1 hour, 11 mins ago

    Madueke off

  15. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    1 hour, 9 mins ago

    Is there a fifa award for most boring game of the 104 game World cup? This surely wins it

  16. Feanor
    • 17 Years
    1 hour, 9 mins ago

    Saka with the first good chance

  17. Feanor
    • 17 Years
    1 hour, 8 mins ago

    NOR hit the bar, Kane skied the rebound

  18. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    1 hour, 8 mins ago

    OMFG Kane 🙁

  19. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    1 hour, 7 mins ago

    Damn i have o reiily as my only england player! And he hits cross bar

  20. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    1 hour, 5 mins ago

    After 87 mins looks like eng trying to win

  21. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    58 mins ago

    Well at eng and ghana thru

    1. CoracAld2831
      • 5 Years
      just now

      Panama and Croatia + 3rd round of matches to come.

      But 4 points is probably enough to qualify from 3rd place at least.

  22. Moon Dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 1 Year
    57 mins ago

    Well played Ghana. Superb energetic defending.

  23. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    57 mins ago

    Toothless England

  24. CoracAld2831
    • 5 Years
    57 mins ago

    Massive draw for Ghana. Almost like a victory for them.

    1. CoracAld2831
      • 5 Years
      4 mins ago

      On the plus side, you can now safely keep your England players if you have them. Or get them.

  25. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    57 mins ago

    12th Man Kane worked out well.

  26. JBG
    • 8 Years
    56 mins ago

    Yeah Cufal and Kane my only 2 that blanked... didn't have that on my bingo card.

  27. Blame it on Traore
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    50 mins ago

    Question guys. If I've got Kane captain and Luis Diaz vice captain, am I able to take the captain's armband off Kane and give it to Diaz? All the other players in my squad have now played. I just don't know how it works with vice captain and captain at this point with my squad. Cheers.

    1. JBG
      • 8 Years
      30 mins ago

      If you have any other player yet to play, remove pick that player as VC and then switch C to Diaz.

      1. Blame it on Traore
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        27 mins ago

        So currently Diaz has the vice captain and Kane has the armband. Am I not able to just switch then round? The game doesn't seem to give me the option to do it. I don't have anyone else left to play outside of Diaz.

        1. JBG
          • 8 Years
          25 mins ago

          Nope, have to do what I said. This is why I just pick GK as VC every round

          1. Blame it on Traore
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            19 mins ago

            Sorry mate - I'm confused. Are you saying that I'd need to sub Kane out of my first 11 in order to take the vice captain off Diaz and then captain him from there?

            1. JBG
              • 8 Years
              6 mins ago

              Do you have another player in your 11 that hasn't played yet? If yes, VC him and then C Diaz.

              If not, sub out Kane, VC the player you subbed in and then C Diaz.

              1. Blame it on Traore
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                3 mins ago

                I don't. I only have Diaz to play and he has the vice. The game isn't letting me sub Kane out as everyone on my bench has already played. I think I'm screwed aren't I?

                1. CoracAld2831
                  • 5 Years
                  1 min ago

                  Yes.

  28. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    50 mins ago

    Tuchel surely doesn't look like someone who is bringing it home

    1. bso
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 mins ago

      Lol