xG England Ghana World Cup 2026 | Expected Goals Match Stats ENG 0-0 Black Stars

Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats from England vs Ghana at the 2026 World Cup. Despite having 19 total shots and 79% ball possession, England were unable to score a goal against the Black Stars and this group stage fixture ended in a 0-0 draw.

xG England 1.29-0.16 Ghana shots map (actual score ENG 0-0 GHA)

England’s best chance on xG was when Harry Kane missed from close range immediately after Nico O’Reilly had hit the bar (both in the 86th minute). Apart from this, there was a last minute header from Guehi (90+3 minute), but very little notable chances otherwise for Thomas Tuchel’s side despite them having nearly 4/5ths of ball possession. The official stats had Ghana register 2 total shots in the entire game while England had 19 total shots (only 3 of those 19 were on target)

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L’Equipe Marca Player Ratings England 1-1 Spain Women’s Euro 2025 Final- Hannah Hampton, Chloe Kelly & others

Here is a look at the England Women vs Spain Euro 2025 Final player ratings from European sports newspapers like L’Equipe, Marca and Diario AS. The Lionesses successfully defended their Women’s Euros crown by beating Spain Femeni on penalties in Basel.

England 1 (Russo) Spain 1 (Caldentey)- Eng won 3-1 on pens

L’Equipe player ratings England Women vs Spain July 2025 Euro Final

French paper L’Equipe lauded the performances of Chelsea WFC goalkeeper Hannah Hampton (one of 6 CFC players in this England Women Euro 2025 squad) as well as that of Arsenal forward Chloe Kelly from the bench, with the duo getting a 8/10 player rating.

England vs Spain Women Euro 2025 Player Ratings L'Equipe (1)

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Referee for England vs Spain Women’s Euro 2025 Final- Same French ref who did LFC Chelsea Super Cup game

The referee for the England Women vs Spain Euro 2025 final clash has been announced as 41-year-old French ref Stephanie Frappart. Interestingly, the very experienced Frappart was also referee for the Lionesses v Spain Women’s Euro 2022 quarter-final, which England won 2-1 en route to lifting the title.

Frappart was referee for the Liverpool v Chelsea Super Cup game back in 2019- the first woman ref to take charge of a major men’s UEFA game. Chelsea have six players in the Lionesses squad for Euro 2025, key among them being goalkeeper Hannah Hampton, whose heroics saw them beat Sweden in the quarterfinal refereed by Marta Huerta de Aza.

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