England and Ghana draw 0-0 at World Cup as performance praise and VAR dispute emerge

England held Ghana to a goalless draw in their World Cup group match, dominating possession with about 79% of the ball but failing to break down Ghana’s compact defence. Gary Neville praised England’s organisation, saying, “I know I will get criticism for this, but part of me thinks this was a better performance than against Croatia,” and highlighted the defensive work of Marc Guéhi and Ezri Konsa.

Ghana coach Carlos Queiroz criticised the match officials, claiming a missed red card for England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford and accusing the VAR referee of being distracted, joking that the official must have been “in a coffee break.” He asserted that proper VAR intervention would have given Ghana a clear penalty and changed the result.