Both England and Ghana opened their 2026 World Cup campaigns with victories in Group L.England, after a relatively even first half, eventually eased past Croatia 4–2 in a performance that reinforced its status as one of the tournament favorites. Ghana, meanwhile, was less convincing but still claimed a crucial three points, beating Panama 1–0 thanks to a stoppage-time winner from Caleb Yirenkyi.While that result will give Ghana confidence, England should have too much quality here. Thomas Tuchel’s side is likely to dominate possession—Ghana managed just 33% against Panama—and boasts far more attacking firepower, with Harry Kane scoring twice in the opener.That said, the only previous meeting between the two nations came in a 2011 friendly, when England was also expected to win comfortably, only for the match to finish 1–1.Live Match TrackerMatch MomentumMatch StatsLineupsMatch SummaryREAD THE LATEST WORLD CUP NEWS, ANALYSIS AND INSIGHT FROM SI FCAdd us as a preferred source on GoogleFollow