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England v Ghana team news: Guehi in, O’Reilly benched

23 June 2026 127 comments
FPL Marc FPL Marc
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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. Jafooli
    4 months, 8 hours ago

    Predictions:

    England 3-0 Ghana

    Kane, Gordon & Saka (from the bench)

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    1. Jafooli
      4 months, 8 hours ago

      Assists - Rice & Spence

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    2. NZREDS
      4 months, 8 hours ago

      2-1 England

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    3. PartyTime
      4 months, 8 hours ago

      Come on ENGLAND

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    4. jacob1989
      4 months, 7 hours ago

      1-1

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  2. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
    4 months, 8 hours ago

    Another WC try. How is it looking?

    Room Beach
    Dumfries Medina Doue Freeman Riad
    Yamal Vini Salah Mane Summerville
    Mbappe Messi Gakpo

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    1. Bobby Digital
      4 months, 8 hours ago

      Looks good. WC3 teams will be very different from what I've seen thus far. I have 6 out of your 15.

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    2. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      4 months, 8 hours ago

      Don't think Messi starts.

      I'm not so keen on Salah vs a decent Iran defense and also skeptical on Yamal mins/motivation. Spain win the group with a draw.
      I think De Bruyne is one of the best picks you can get right now. Super high motivation vs a very low ranked team.

      Defense wise, I think you can do better. Senegal, Cote D'Ivoire, Belgium all seem really good teams to back with scouting bonus options.

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      1. Feanor
        4 months, 8 hours ago

        Counterpoint - Belgium look bloody useless

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        1. Camzy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          4 months, 8 hours ago

          They played the 2 best teams so far. New Zealand are notably worse. I think a KDB haul is very likely.

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          1. Camzy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            4 months, 8 hours ago

            *2 best in their group just to clarify haha

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        2. jacob1989
          4 months, 7 hours ago

          De cuyper is worth a punt.. should have scored gw2

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      2. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        4 months, 8 hours ago

        I think Messi will start but who knows.

        Same with Yamal. Need to get up to speed. Not hundred on Salah

        Belgium are useless, have no interest in KDB

        I think I have a solid defence here, all with scouting bonus except Dumfries

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        1. Camzy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          4 months, 7 hours ago

          Belgium have it all to play for against the lowest ranked team in the tournament. It's a no-brainer imo but sure if you think you can find better.

          I'm like 95% sure Messi doesn't start. He's nearly 40. Argentina have qualified top of the group already. He will come on for the last 20 mins at most. Imagine the stick the manager would get if Messi gets injured in a dead rubber.

          Yamal I can see starting. They have something to play for, he needs the mins for rhythm. Problem is he's basically guaranteed to come off after an hour at most. I don't think 60 mins of Yamal vs Uruguay is worth one of my 5 midfield slots for this week..

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    3. jacob1989
      4 months, 7 hours ago

      You taking a room on the beach? I am jealous

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  3. NZREDS
    4 months, 8 hours ago

    Footballs coming home!

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    1. jacob1989
      4 months, 7 hours ago

      U can buy footballs from amazon wherever u r

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  4. Jafooli
    4 months, 8 hours ago

    What decent OOP players are there in the fantasy game?

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    1. Bobby Digital
      4 months, 8 hours ago

      Saibari

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      1. Jafooli
        4 months, 8 hours ago

        Thanks

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  5. The Pep Revolution
    4 months, 8 hours ago

    Who would you consider essential for MD3?

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    1. jacob1989
      4 months, 7 hours ago

      Difficult question when u have a pool of 48*26 players but probably some dutch, ivory coast, morocco and senegal players.. plus mbabbe and kane, if eng dont win today

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  6. Feanor
    4 months, 8 hours ago

    Won't matter if they win, but it's shocking that Konsa, Madueke and Spence are all starters in an English World Cup game.

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    1. Jafooli
      4 months, 8 hours ago

      Especially with Saka on the bench…

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      1. Feanor
        4 months, 8 hours ago

        Not that they have great CB depth, but I haven't liked Konsa since I had him for 12 weeks in a row without a Villa CS

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    2. Moon Dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      4 months, 8 hours ago

      Tuchel likes pace

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    3. Tony Moon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      4 months, 6 hours ago

      Don't agree re. Konsa. Class defender.

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      1. BUZZBOMB ♡
        4 months, 6 hours ago

        Stones and Guehi were the choice tonight imho. It's not really going to make a difference though.

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  7. CoracAld2831
    4 months, 8 hours ago

    2-0, 3-0, 2-1 or 1-1.

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  8. Jafooli
    4 months, 8 hours ago

    Those player profile vids are very lame - only Guehi stood there and was like, I’m not doing anything that makes me look like a prat…

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  9. Moon Dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    4 months, 8 hours ago

    I like a yellow kit

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    1. Moon Dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      4 months, 8 hours ago

      Anyone remember the Magic School Bus? Suddenly entered my mind, I dunno why.

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  10. Feanor
    4 months, 7 hours ago

    If Gordon cost England a game by getting carded for going down too easy, the press will call him Princess Dive.

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  11. jacob1989
    4 months, 7 hours ago

    Are gordon and madueke really the players to get england into qf and beyond?? Why not start saka and Rashford?

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    1. Moon Dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      4 months, 7 hours ago

      The phrase "starters & finishers" has been used a lot. They're both good against tired legs, and both take good penalties. Maybe it's part of a bigger plan.

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      1. jacob1989
        4 months, 7 hours ago

        Still thinking the same? Should be triple change at halftime

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        1. Moon Dog
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          4 months, 7 hours ago

          I was just quoting the pressers. I dunno what you want me to take back.

          The phrase "starters & finishers" has been used a lot in pressers. That hasn't changed.

          Saka and Rashford are both good against tired legs, and both take good penalties. That hasn't changed either.

          Ghana has defended well as I thought they would:
          https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2026/06/23/portugal-v-uzbekistan-team-news-dias-in-bernardo-out?hc_page=-1#hc_comment_27652353

          Tough game. Maybe Saka and Rashford make the difference late game against tired legs. I dunno I'm just an idiot quoting pressers to sound smarter than I am.

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          1. jacob1989
            4 months, 6 hours ago

            Isnt gordon 1st choice pk taker for newcastle?

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    2. Qaiss
      4 months, 7 hours ago

      Saka hasn’t been fully fit for over a year

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  12. THE Wild Rover
    4 months, 7 hours ago

    Why do I always feel like Shearer is watching a different game to me?

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  13. jacob1989
    4 months, 7 hours ago

    Ghana are basically playing like england under Southgate

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    1. Moon Dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      4 months, 7 hours ago

      Despite the low block and passivity, Southgate's teams weirdly scored a lot of goals.
      He averaged 2.1 goals per game (213 goals in 102 matches). This is one of the highest averages in England's history, exceeded only by Walter Winterbottom (1946).

      Football is weird.

      So am I.

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      1. jacob1989
        4 months, 7 hours ago

        Well maybe they averaged 5 or 6 vs san marino, liechtenstein, Andorra, etc to inflate the average.

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  14. Feanor
    4 months, 7 hours ago

    James and Ayew bumped heads

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  15. PartyTime
    4 months, 7 hours ago

    No urgency from England. This is boring AF. If there's one team to ruin my slip, it has to be England. Heck!!

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    1. THE Wild Rover
      4 months, 7 hours ago

      Relax, they will win

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    2. jacob1989
      4 months, 7 hours ago

      U r right.. most boring game this wc and i have been watching almost every game..

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  16. Salarrivederci
    4 months, 7 hours ago

    Thank God hydration breaks are not in FPL.

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    1. jacob1989
      4 months, 7 hours ago

      I like it.. gives us fans to take a leak or get something to drink without worrying if we miss a goal

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      1. Haa-lala-land
        4 months, 7 hours ago

        Yes, this!

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    2. Jafooli
      4 months, 7 hours ago

      Probably be a chip next season….

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  17. jacob1989
    4 months, 7 hours ago

    Kane is too far in attack. Should revert to his no 6 role as deep lying playmaker. Remove anderson and play watkins as cf.

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  18. Jafooli
    4 months, 7 hours ago

    England 242 vs Ghana 32 passes lol…

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    1. Jafooli
      4 months, 7 hours ago

      0-0

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    2. jacob1989
      4 months, 7 hours ago

      Ghana has less passes than minutes passed

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  19. jacob1989
    4 months, 7 hours ago

    Ghana are the lowest ranked of the 10 African teams this wc .

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  20. Feanor
    4 months, 7 hours ago

    Big cheers for Becks

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    1. BUZZBOMB ♡
      4 months, 6 hours ago

      Only beer left after the Tartan Army sank the rest lol

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  21. Feanor
    4 months, 7 hours ago

    Rice yellow

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  22. Jafooli
    4 months, 7 hours ago

    Saffron Rice…

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  23. JBG
    4 months, 7 hours ago

    Think I've made a mistake bringing in Kane, specially since I had Oyarzebal -_-

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    1. jacob1989
      4 months, 7 hours ago

      Ouch!

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    2. TheFridge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      4 months, 1 hour ago

      I did the same, man. Definitely painful.

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  24. jacob1989
    4 months, 7 hours ago

    Even cape verde got a 0-0 vs spain. But then the gk made like 10 saves atleast.. ghana gk has had nothing to do

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    1. Moon Dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      4 months, 7 hours ago

      England are getting Queiroz'd. They can only hope Ghana tire 2nd half. Quite the double-decker bus...

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  25. THE Wild Rover
    4 months, 7 hours ago

    Set prices have been gash

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  26. Qaiss
    4 months, 7 hours ago

    ITV for pundits but BBC for commentary

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  27. jacob1989
    4 months, 7 hours ago

    Southgate or not, how do england manage to be so boring always?

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    1. JBG
      4 months, 7 hours ago

      Some kind of special ability they have, specially considering they have players like Bellingham and Kane in attack.

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    2. Qaiss
      4 months, 7 hours ago

      England aren’t playing badly, Ghana’s entire gameplan is not to attack

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      1. Pariße
        4 months, 7 hours ago

        England have kinda been equally congested in defence when they tried.

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  28. Pariße
    4 months, 7 hours ago

    Partey motm 😮

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  29. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    4 months, 7 hours ago

    On 121 points with Kane as my 12th man
    Get

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    1. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      4 months, 7 hours ago

      Get Arry the ball lads

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      1. Jafooli
        4 months, 7 hours ago

        Oh, just realised also have Kane as 12th….

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    2. jacob1989
      4 months, 7 hours ago

      Wow. On 102 without kane at all. Have munoz and baturina left.. have o reilly but benched!

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  30. Pariße
    4 months, 6 hours ago

    First time I’ve seen Gordon since the anthem.

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