«نحن نعتمد على هاري كين» – توماس توخيل

England drew a blank against Ghana on Matchday 2 (0-0) of the FIFA World Cup 2026 but will secure top spot in Group L should they beat Panama on Saturday.

Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane scored a brace against Croatia on the opening matchday, but struggled to impose himself on the game against a resilient Ghana, who are on level points with the Three Lions heading into the final round of fixtures. England’s leading goalscorer missed a golden opportunity in the second half when the ball fell to him from seven-yards out, but the 32-year-old blazed the ball over the bar.

England’s Kane does, of course, have history against Panama. He scored a hat-trick as Gareth Southgate’s side brushed aside their North American opponents 6-1 in Group G of the 2018 World Cup.

Backing his goal-getter to find the net, Thomas Tuchel praised the responsibility that Kane takes.

“Everyone is pushing and I think we had three different goalscorers in the first match and to rely on Harry is just a natural thing because he loves responsibility and he takes it,” explained Tuchel.

“We rely on Harry because we can, because he’s our forward, but we don’t over-rely on him.”

GGFN | Daniel Pinder