England vs Ghana Key Stats: FIFA World Cup 2026
by Trystan Pugh ·
Below you can find key stats for England vs Ghana. From historical trends to player milestones, we have you covered for every match at FIFA World Cup 2026 in USA, Canada & Mexico!
- The teams have met just once, drawing 1-1 in a March 2011 friendly at Wembley Stadium.
- England are unbeaten in their eight previous FIFA World Cup matches against African teams (W5 D3), keeping six clean sheets in the encounters.
- England have lost only four of their last 27 FIFA World Cup group stage matches (W13 D10).
- England have been losing at half-time in only one of their last 41 World Cup group matches (includes second group stage).
- England are aiming to start a FIFA World Cup campaign with back-to-back wins for the fourth time in their 17 participations. The only previous occasions they did so was 1982, 2006 and 2018
- Jordan Pickford and John Stones are poised to move into joint‑second on England’s all‑time list for most FIFA World Cup appearances, with their 14th match set to draw them level with Bobby Moore, Bobby Charlton, Terry Butcher and Ashley Cole. Only Peter Shilton, on 17 games, has made more than 14.
- With his two goals against Croatia, Harry Kane has now scored 81 goals in 115 appearances for England, further extending his record as his nation’s all-time top scorer.
- Harry Kane has drawn level with Gary Lineker as England’s top goalscorer in FIFA World Cup history with ten goals.
- Ghana’s all-time FIFA World Cup record against European teams in their seven previous encounters is W2 D1 L4.
- Ghana are aiming to start a World Cup campaign with successive wins for the first time.
- Ghana have scored in eight of their last nine World Cup matches.
- England’s John Stones, Nico O’Reilly, Marc Guéhi and James Trafford play at Manchester City with Ghana’s Antoine Semenyo.
- England’s Djed Spence is a team-mate of Ghana’s Mohammed Kudus, who has also played in England for West Ham (2023-25).
- Ghana captain Jordan Ayew and winger Abdul Fatawu play in England with Leicester City. Ayew is a former Crystal Palace team-mate of England’s Eberechi Eze (2020-24), Marc Guéhi (2021-24) and Dean Henderson (2023/24).
- Ghana’s Brandon Thomas-Asante has spent his whole career in England. He currently plays for Coventry City.
- Ghana’s Jerome Opoku was also born in England and began his career on loan at Accrington Stanley (2019/20) and Plymouth Argyle (2020/21) from Fulham.
- Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey is a former Arsenal team-mate of England’s Bukayo Saka (2020-25) and Declan Rice (2023-25).
- Ghana head coach Carlos Queiroz was the assistant manager at Manchester United in 2002/03 and from 2004-08. Queiroz was also in charge of the IR Iran side that lost 2-6 to England in their opening group game at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
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