00:00Welcome to Boston Stadium for game number two of this
00:032026 FIFA World Cup for England and Ghana.
00:07Perhaps the handbrake is off for this group of players.
00:10Six nations already through to the round of 32
00:13and we may very well get our seventh.
00:15And so it is showtime in the state of Massachusetts.
00:20Carlos Kiros did not have long before two England changes
00:23to the team that started against Croatia.
00:25And perhaps an injury to Lawrence Atizigi
00:28against Panama means Benjamin Asari starts in goal.
00:31He's one of the leading two in Group L.
00:34And for the winner this afternoon in Boston,
00:37an open door to the round of 32.
00:40England in the white, Ghana in the changed yellow.
00:44Graf Friedel alongside me.
00:45I think we know what sort of approach England are going to bring to the table
00:48as we was well executed.
00:51And Werke tried to slip it in towards Rhys James,
00:54who was pulled it across.
00:55It was Gordon who was lurking.
00:57He made a dash towards that near post.
01:01They're going to find little pockets of space anywhere they want really.
01:06Notably tallest in the Ghana wall.
01:10That's a good hit.
01:11That's unfortunate because it was traveling from Declan Rice,
01:14but traveling with too much power and height in the end.
01:19As he runs up to it, he knows exactly what he wants to do.
01:21Go for power to that near post.
01:24Asari probably would have wanted to...
01:27Garner in that game against Panama.
01:31122nd tonight.
01:36How do I go?
01:38Running Menza towards the line, delivering the cross and the header over the top from Rhys.
01:46Maybe was just having to stretch a little too much there, the Arsenal midfielder.
01:49Yeah, but that was better.
01:51That's what I said a minute ago.
01:52There's a lot of bodies when he cuts back on his left.
01:54Take him down the outside.
01:56It's a good cross in.
01:58It's a little behind Rhys, but you see the three or four England players.
02:02And it will be a Semenyo throw, which has some height on it as well.
02:07It's come back the way of the Manchester City man.
02:13And now Garner have a corner and this is their best spell of the game.
02:19The best little spell and it came from a mistake from Rhys James and not clearing the ball.
02:27Okay, Rice incisive from England now.
02:30Harry Kane.
02:31It's a corner.
02:34The first time he's even had a sniff of a chance inside that Garner box.
02:38That was much better.
02:39Spence came inside.
02:40Rice made a run outside.
02:42They moved the ball quickly.
02:43Then they got the ball into the into the pocket in front of the back four.
02:46Kane was able to get on the ball.
02:48But if you look again, there's three Ghanaian players.
02:52Madweke suddenly with the room and the burst of speed from Madweke.
02:56He's got four around him though.
02:57Look how quickly Garner smothered him.
03:00Token back by Anderson.
03:04Towards Williams.
03:07Halted by Spence.
03:09That's the positive for Ghana.
03:10They're getting numbers around the ball, especially in their defensive third.
03:14The difficulty for them is when they win the ball to have anyone up front to keep possession of it.
03:19In Ghana's midfield they've compared him to Michael Essien.
03:23He's got one.
03:24He's got one.
03:24Which is quite fitting really.
03:26Here is Sanaya in the box.
03:28And across it goes.
03:29And it didn't come the way of anybody who might have been waiting with some purpose for Garner.
03:40You see Gordon just had to track the runner.
03:43But that's a mismatch if Ghana can make that occur time and time again.
04:16Gordon Ayew in for Ghana.
04:17In fractions.
04:20Spence.
04:21Rice.
04:22Better from England.
04:22Gordon.
04:24Bellinam.
04:26Madweke.
04:27A deflection.
04:29Headed away by Ajete in front of his goalkeeper Asare.
04:34And the hit by Gordon and the good hands by the Ghanaian keeper.
04:41Much, much better by England.
04:43Putting a lot of pressure.
04:46Madweke has to take a touch and bring it inside.
04:48If he could take a touch and...
04:50I'm assuming you remember that US Cup game, Brad, that England played against the United States back in 1993.
04:57Long time ago.
04:58It was.
05:00Just crept beyond the hour here.
05:03Rice delivers.
05:05Free header.
05:06It was Anderson on his own.
05:10It's an England corner.
05:11That was off the training ground.
05:13It was well worked.
05:13You see Anderson making his way from the top of the box to the far...
05:17to the far post.
05:21Rice with the England corner.
05:23Kane with the header.
05:26In fact, it was Anderson who got up above the moors.
05:29A long way over the top.
05:30Well, it looked like a free run again.
05:33Just did enough...
05:36Ajete to put him off at the very end.
05:39Worked their way through here.
05:42Out as far as Anderson who hit it through a crowd.
05:46Gordon sharply took it down.
05:48And then went wide of the post by...
05:50Ronnie Madweke.
05:54Now, unlike the one moments earlier, this one did fall nicely to his left foot.
06:00I think he'll be hugely disappointed with himself that he lent back this much.
06:12Sebo, look at Rice.
06:14Had 10 yards to make up on him and he did.
06:16And then through it goes.
06:17Pickford's come a long way.
06:19He's gone clattering in to Prinzedou.
06:22And it's an England free kick.
06:34Well, as the ball's played through, Jordan Pickford just hesitated a little bit.
06:39He tried to pull out of the challenge at the end.
06:43He's taken a knock on the shins for it.
06:48How do you view that?
06:50Because neither Adu or Pickford got a touch on the ball.
06:55I mean, it's a coming together.
06:57He's not called a foul on the goalkeeper.
07:00Look at the position that O'Reilly's taken up.
07:03He's positioned as the left back, but he's in the center of the pitch.
07:07Harry Kane, forcing Asari to plunge down low and stop it.
07:17It's a broken play that just bounced to Kane.
07:21Madweke, who at all times has stayed wide.
07:25Trying his luck from the left now, Madweke.
07:27That's a decent ball and Saka was in there.
07:32Couldn't guide his header towards Asari's goal.
07:34Yeah, it's more natural for Madweke on this side to go outside and he's on his stronger left foot.
07:39It's a really good ball in.
07:42That's a far better chance than it.
07:44Has it taken away from him?
07:46And slipped forward by Urenci.
07:50And maybe now the chance for Ghana.
07:52And the ball is loose and it's hit Semenyo.
07:56It was Prince Eddy and actually the flag has gone up eventually for offside.
08:00And for all the defending Ghana has done, I think England would have felt hard done by with a potential
08:06foul.
08:07It's Ghana that's created the best chance of the game.
08:12Really good tackle recovery.
08:19By Conta.
08:20That was an excellent recovery run.
08:26And indeed, Bart Gay getting back there at the end of it all to
08:30make sure that he had a say in that rare piece of England defending.
08:36Rashford better ball for England.
08:39Rice.
08:41Saka.
08:44Saka saved by Asari and it was firm hands as well.
08:49Looped out of the attention of the waiting Kane.
08:59England urged on by their supporters.
09:03Rice.
09:04Rashford.
09:06Kane.
09:08Rogers.
09:09Rhys James.
09:10And then off the bar by Kane.
09:12Kane and then over the bar by Anderson and Kane.
09:16O'Reilly hit the crossbar.
09:19Kane on the follow-up.
09:20Neither could make it work for England.
09:25Well, England applying the pressure now.
09:27Really good ball in.
09:28Great header by O'Reilly.
09:29Unlucky not to keep it down.
09:30And you don't see this often from Kane.
09:33Get under a ball from this distance.
09:37And moments earlier it was Saka creating space for himself.
09:41And unleashing a really good effort.
09:43That's the best save of the game by either goalkeeper.
09:46He was going a little bit to his left as well.
09:49He had to get back to his right hand side.
09:50You see the step there.
09:54Declan Rice all the way through.
09:57And I don't think it touched anybody on his way through.
10:02Harry Kane puts his hand up.
10:05Nobody marks him.
10:09He just gets thrown off at the last second.
10:11Maybe by Fatahou's jump.
10:13Thought he was going to head it.
10:17Rice Sassari thought about coming off the head of O'Reilly.
10:21And hooked back in.
10:22And then it's off the line.
10:30Perhaps just drifting wide or hitting the post.
10:38And Ghana have stifled England here in Boston.
10:46One of their more impressive World Cup displays.
10:49And indeed points of recent years.
10:53A 0-0 draw between England and Ghana.
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