England struggled to a 0-0 draw against Ghana in their second match at this World Cup after wasting chances late on to win the game at the Gillette Stadium.Thomas Tuchel’s side were excellent in their 4-2 win against Croatia in their opening match but they created far fewer chances against a resolute Ghana defence.England’s best chance of the match came in the 86th minute when Nico O’Reilly’s header crashed against the crossbar and then their captain Harry Kane blazed the rebound high over the crossbar from eight yards out.The result means England and Ghana both have four points after two matches in Group L, with Croatia facing Panama later in the day.Jordan Campbell, Carl Anka, Stuart James and Anantaajith Raghuraman analyse the key talking points from Foxboro…Why didn’t England shoot more?England vs Ghana was the first match of the 2026 World Cup not to have a single shot on target in the first half.It took until 56min 42sec for the breakthrough, with Gordon managing a tame effort after exchanging passes with Djed Spence.Much of the conversation around today’s game will centre around England. They’re among a handful of favourites to win the tournament, boast a world-renowned coach and were expected to waltz past a Ghana side several years removed from their own ‘golden generation’.But England’s struggles in front of goal had more to do with a defensive masterclass from Ghana than anything else. Carlos Queiroz is best known in Europe for his two stints at Manchester United’s assistant manager, but it’s his work across his years in Egypt, Iran, UAE and Oman that drove the Ghana Football Association to hire him as head coach only 78 days before the World Cup.Queiroz is a proponent of what is playfully referred to as “Sufferball”, regularly setting up smaller footballing nations in deep defensive structures that leave very little room for opponents to enjoy themselves. Ghana played very little football in the first half – managing only 77 passes – but they didn’t want to.Towards the end of the first half, three players threw themselves at Harry Kane to block a shot from the England captain. Moments later, four Ghanaian players collapsed on Noni Madueke as he made a rare success foray into the penalty area. Full-back Marvin Senay locked up Anthony Gordon in nearly every 1v1 duel while Gideon Mensah reduced both Madueke and Reece James to making hopeful crosses.(REUTERS/Pilar Olivares)England couldn’t shoot more because Ghana defended in a compact 4-5-1 that smothered all of the workable space through the middle. Ghana’s full-backs were expertly timed whenever sticking a boot in out wide.It wasn’t until the closing stages that England fashioned some higher-quality chances, O’Reilly’s header thumping against the crossbar and then Kane failing to hit the target with the follow-up.A point, or a close defeat would help the African side in their efforts to get out of the group. They didn’t come to play football. Sufferball isn’t pretty, but when it works, it works.Carl AnkaIs it time for Tuchel to drop Gordon for Rashford?It is never an easy task breaking down a defence camping as deep as Ghana did, but it is the wingers who are expected to produce a bit of magic and find a way through.