England 0-0 Ghana: Kane Hits Over the Bar, O'Reilly Hits the Crossbar, Tuchel Hits the Wall

[ScarletWrench]

England and Ghana played out a 0-0 draw in Foxborough that was somehow both boring and tense simultaneously. England dominated possession. England had the chances. England did not score. The defining moment came in the 86th minute when Nico O'Reilly met a cross from Reece James and rattled the crossbar. The ball dropped perfectly for Harry Kane who then launched it somewhere over the stadium and possibly into orbit. Ghana's goalkeeper Asare made a brilliant save from Saka. Declan Rice may have picked up a knock after a collision with Yirenkyi. Marcus Rashford came on late. England won five corners in six minutes of stoppage time. Ghana's defenders threw themselves in front of everything. The final whistle went with England still on four points, still top of Group L on goal difference only, and still unable to explain why Harry Kane keeps missing when it matters. Group L final round: England vs Panama. Ghana vs Croatia. Everything still to play for.

[alwaysPatrick19]

Kane. Crossbar. Open goal. Blazed over. This is not a new problem. This is a Harry Kane World Cup problem that predates Tuesday

[GlassyCandle]

O'Reilly hit the crossbar which is bad enough. Then Kane had the rebound and somehow made it worse. That sequence is England in one moment

[Cheugy89]

Ghana's defensive performance was excellent. They threw bodies in front of everything for 95 minutes. That takes genuine organisation and courage

[HeartbreakKidStinger64]

Neither team had a shot on target in the first half. Not one. It was that kind of match

[Glenn]

England top of the group still but on goal difference only. Ghana right behind them. One bad result and everything changes

[NightCrawler81]

The Declan Rice injury concern is the real worry from this match. If he misses Panama that changes England's entire structure

[TheGame92]

Tuchel's face at full time told the whole story. He knows England aren't clicking and he doesn't quite know how to fix it yet

[NightCrawler81]

Ghana vs Croatia in the final round is now massive. Croatia need a win desperately. Ghana will be up for it

[CMPunk_Fan]

England 4-2 Croatia in game one felt like the start of something. This felt like a reminder that it might not be

[Grim Tracey]

Panama next for England. They need a win and they need it convincingly. Otherwise the group finale gets very complicated

[EdgeRatedR86]

I fell asleep the 2nd hydration break in the first half