World Cup

Following along for live coverage from Boston Stadium of England and Ghana's World Cup matchup.

By Kevin Slane

June 23, 2026 | 3:25 PM

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England and Ghana are set to kick off their World Cup matchup at “Boston Stadium” (Gillette Stadium) at 4 p.m., with a large crowd expected to watch two squads vying for first place in Group L.

Tuesday marks the end of the second wave of group stage games. A win for England and a Panama loss to Croatia would clinch first place in Group L for the Three Lions, while a win for Ghana and a Croatia loss to Panama would clinch it for the Black Stars.

Regardless of whether first place is ultimately sewn up or not, both squads will be pushing for a result in Foxborough.

Check out the latest live updates in our match blog below.

3:45 p.m.: We’re approximately 25 miles from Fenway Park, but fans at Boston Stadium belt out “Sweet Caroline” like they’re Red Sox season ticket-holders. (Though the song has a longstanding tie to the Red Sox, England fans have added it to their lengthy song catalog as well in recent years.)

3:15 p.m.: England and Ghana have unveiled their starting lineups.

Playing a 4-2-3-1 formation, England is making two changes to its squad, both in defense, from its 4-2 victory over Croatia. Tottenham fullback Djed Spence and Manchester City defender Marc Guehi are replacing John Stones and Nico O’Reilly.

England: Pickford; James, Konsa, Guehi, Spence; Anderson, Rice; Madueke, Bellingham, Gordon; Kane.

Ghana, playing in a 4-3-3, is making four changes from their 1-0 opening victory over Panama.

The most notable is holding midfielder Thomas Partey, whose visa application was rejected by Canada due to a pending criminal case. The other three changes to the squad are goalkeeper Benjamin Asare, midfielder Kwasi Sibo, and forward Inaki Williams.

Ghana: Asare; Mensah, Opoku, Adjetey, Senaya; Yirenkyi, Partey, Sibo; Ayew, Williams, Semenyo.

3 p.m.: We’re live at Boston Stadium, with kick off just over an hour away. It’s a rainy, overcast day in Foxborough — the first match held at the stadium thus far with less-than-perfect weather.