Worries exposed for England as Kane looks lost and...
Key takeaways
- The Three Lions dominated possession but struggled to create clear-cut chances against opponents who defended doggedly throughout, forced to wait until the 57th-minute to register a shot on target.
- O'Reilly hit the crossbar before Harry Kane thrashed the follow-up over in a late flurry but England were left frustrated, despite sitting top of the group on four points separated by Ghana on goal difference.
- By 35 minutes in, only two players had fewer touches of the ball than Harry Kane.
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The Three Lions dominated possession but struggled to create clear-cut chances against opponents who defended doggedly throughout, forced 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.
O'Reilly hit the crossbar before Harry Kane thrashed the follow-up over in a late flurry but England were left frustrated, despite sitting top of the group on four points separated by Ghana on goal difference.