England vs Ghana Preview

Tuesday’s Group L top-of-the-table clash at Gillette Stadium sees England take on Ghana, with both sides perfect after the opening round and the winner all but assured of topping the group heading into the knockout stage. With Panama and Croatia already off the pace at the bottom, this represents a genuine statement fixture for both nations.

England’s tournament opener produced a thrilling 4-2 victory over Croatia on 17th June, a result that underlined their attacking quality heading into the knockout stages. Prior to that, they beat Costa Rica 3-0 at home in a pre-tournament friendly. Before that, a 1-0 home win over New Zealand. Earlier in this run they lost 0-1 at home to Japan, and in their oldest result here they drew 1-1 at home with Uruguay. The Three Lions have scored freely throughout this run and possess a frontline capable of breaking down any defence in the tournament.

Ghana also opened with a win, beating Panama 1-0 at home on 18th June after a last minute goal. Prior to that, they drew 1-1 away to Wales in a warm-up friendly. Before that, they lost 2-0 away to Mexico. Earlier in this run they were beaten 2-1 away by Germany, and in their oldest result here they lost 5-1 away to Austria. The Black Stars have shown resilience to grind out their opening win despite a difficult run of form coming into the tournament, and that fighting spirit will be needed against an England side full of confidence.

The sole previous meeting between these sides ended level, with England and Ghana sharing a 1-1 draw at home to England in March 2011 — the only fixture on record between the two nations.

Both sides sit on three points with maximum goal difference advantage in the group, England on +2 and Ghana on +1. The winner here would move to six points and take a commanding position at the top of Group L, while a draw would leave both sides well clear of Panama and Croatia heading into the final round of fixtures.

In the UK, this match is live on ITV 1 and available to stream via ITVX. In the United States, viewers can watch on FOX Network or fuboTV. Ghanaian fans can follow the action on SuperSport MaXimo 1 or GTV Sports+, while German viewers following other Group L interest can tune in on Das Erste.

Possible Lineups 

England (4-2-3-1) Pickford, James, Konsa, Stones, O’Reilly, Anderson, Rice, Bellingham, Madueke, Gordon, Kane

Ghana (4-4-1-1) Ati-Zigi, Senaya, Adjetey, Opoku, Owusu, Nuamah, Yirenkyi, Sulemana, Mensah, Semenyo, Ayew

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Group L Table

Pos	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	P
1	England	1	1	0	0	4	2	+2	3
2	Ghana	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	3
3	Panama	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0
4	Croatia	1	0	0	1	2	4	-2	0

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England Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
✅	England	4-2	Croatia	World Cup	17.06.26
✅	England	3-0	Costa Rica	Friendly	10.06.26
✅	England	1-0	New Zealand	Friendly	06.06.26
❌	England	0-1	Japan	Friendly	31.03.26
🤝	England	1-1	Uruguay	Friendly	27.03.26

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Ghana Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
✅	Ghana	1-0	Panama	World Cup	18.06.26
🤝	Wales	1-1	Ghana	Friendly	02.06.26
❌	Mexico	2-0	Ghana	Friendly	23.05.26
❌	Germany	2-1	Ghana	Friendly	30.03.26
❌	Austria	5-1	Ghana	Friendly	27.03.26

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Head-to-Head

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
England	1-1	Ghana	Friendly	29.03.11

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TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Channel
Great Britain	BBC Sport Web, BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Radio 5 Live
Ireland	RTE 2, BBC Sport Web, BBC One, RTE Player, BBC iPlayer
USA	FOX Network, fuboTV, Telemundo
Ghana	SuperSport MaXimo 1, GTV Sports+, Joy Prime
Germany	Das Erste, SRF zwei, MagentaTV
France	M6, M6+, beIN Sports 1
Australia	SBS, SBS On Demand
Canada	TSN1, TSN+, RDS
Italy	DAZN Italia, RAI 1, RaiPlay
Spain	DAZN Spain, DAZN Mundial