Kane: We’re still in a great position

Harry Kane is confident England will top their FIFA World Cup 2026 group despite being held to a draw by a stubborn Ghana side on Tuesday night.

The Three Lions captain and his team-mates dominated possession and created a number of chances against the Black Stars at Boston Stadium but could not find a way through as the game finished 0-0.

Thomas Tuchel’s side sit top of Group L on goal difference above Ghana and have first place in their own hands ahead of Saturday’s final group game against Panama in New Jersey.

Kane was content with England’s performance and gave credit to the opposition, who defended well throughout and made it tough for Tuchel’s men to find space in the final third.

Speaking after the game, Kane said: “It was one of those games. A difficult team to break down. I think we had loads of possession and probably the last 15 minutes of each half was when we were at our best.

“They started to tire towards the end. We had some chances; I obviously had a big chance there and Nico [O’Reilly] hit the bar too. It could have easily been a game where we came away with the win. In the end, we didn’t concede too many chances, just a couple of counterattacks in the whole game.

“They’ve got some dangerous players and overall we controlled them pretty well. We wanted the win but we’ll take the point and we’re still in a great position in the group.”

Expanding on the challenge posed by Ghana’s gameplan and his opportunity to score late in the second half, Kane added: “You go through games like that. I was just there waiting for an opportunity like that to fall my way, it was a game as a striker that you’re just waiting for the ball to bounce and it did, I just couldn’t quite get over the ball.

"I back myself to score that more often than not. It is what it is. I’ve been a striker long enough to know they don’t always go in so I have to accept it.

“I was kind of man marked there with [Thomas] Partey for a lot of the game, so I didn’t have the space to drop deep and arrive late. They also defended the box well. We had plenty of crosses but just couldn’t quite get the first contact. The balls through the middle were tough to play because it was so compact.”

After an impressive 4-2 opening win against Croatia and a clean sheet against Ghana, Kane remains positive that England are in pole position to top the group heading into the Round of 32.

"It was a game that we got better as we went along and we started getting the wingers one-vs-one and they were dangerous but you go through games like that,” he said.

“You’re playing in the World Cup against a decent side who were compact and made it difficult.

“We’re in a great position - we play Panama next. I spoke before about major tournaments, you chunk it up into two separate tournaments. First the group stage, making sure you make it through and hopefully we can finish with a win and finish top.

“Then comes the second tournament which is obviously the knockout stage. We’ve almost done part one, we recover now - it’s a quick turnaround, but we look forward to getting back out there in a few days.”