World Cup 2026: Ghana Were Excellent, Rooney Praises Black Stars After Draw With England

Legendary England striker Wayne Rooney has described Ghana’s Black Stars display in their goalless draw with The Three Lions as excellent.

England were held to a 0-0 draw by Ghana on Tuesday in their second group stage fixture at the World Cup.

The Three Lions dominated possession but struggled to create clear-cut chances against opponents who defended doggedly throughout, and had to wait until the 57th-minute to register a shot on target.

After making two changes to the team that beat Croatia 4-2 in Dallas, Marc Guéhi and Djed Spence replacing John Stones and Nico O’Reilly, England manager Thomas Tuchel made wholesale changes, bringing on O’Reilly, Bukayo Saka, Eberechi Eze, Morgan Rogers and Marcus Rashford in search of a winner. Also Read: World Cup 2026: England Unlucky Not To Score Against Ghana -Tuchel

O’Reilly saw his header hit the crossbar before Harry Kane blasted the follow-up over the bar from close range.

“You have to break them down, find the space. For me the key was getting crosses into the box, that’s where the chances came from,” Rooney was quoted on ESPN.

“They didn’t get enough crosses in but that is a typical [Ghana coach] Carlos Queiroz performance.

“Ghana were excellent, disciplined, [showed] concentration [in] how they defended. You have to give them a lot of praise.”

Ghana’s point earned might be important as a difficult final match against Croatia awaits to finish Group L on Saturday.

The Croatians bounced back from the loss to England by edging out Panama 1-0.