WORLD CUP DAILY: England falter, Ronaldo says he's back, and Scots aim to batter Brazil
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Join in the obsession. Subscribe now at offtheball.com forward slash join. World Cup Daily on Off the Ball. With Lynx, a proud sponsor of the FIFA World Cup 2026. Hello and welcome along to Wednesday's World Cup Daily. I'm Phil Egan. Coming up today, England are held to a drab nil-all draw by Ghana in Boston. Colombia booked their place in the last 32 with a 1-0 win over Dior Congo. And can Scotland overcome Brazil in Miami to keep their World Cup dreams alive? But first, England boss Thomas Tuchel insists that his side weren't overconfident ahead of facing Ghana at the World Cup last night. His side were left frustrated by a nil-all draw in Boston, which means they still haven't officially qualified for the last 32.
Tuchel says his team didn't take winning the game for granted. We don't need a wake-up call. Everyone is alert and everyone is fully committed. There can be no doubt. I can assure that to everyone. We don't need a wake-up call.
There was no overconfidence in our game.
Nico O'Reilly and Harry Kane missed chances late on, while Ghana could feel hard done by after they were denied a second-half penalty for a challenge on Prince Adu by Esri Konza. Meanwhile, midfielder Jude Bellingham says they'll take positives from the game, even though they didn't get the win. It's amazing to be able to play so early a strong opponent from Africa who pose completely different threats and you saw that today. It was tough to break them down. But yeah, part of the beautiful thing of the World Cup is that you get to play against styles of play that you don't normally get to play against and it will stand us in good stead going into the rest of the tournament for sure. The result leaves England with four points.
They play Panama in their final group game. Panama are yet to pick up a point. Arsenal's Ebre Eze says Ghana were tough opponents.
They were very solid, very compact. They made it difficult for us at times. We controlled a lot of the game and unfortunately not to score in some areas.
What happened in the England vs. Ghana match?
But we'll still be positive, still trust in what we've been doing and confident for the next game.
The other game in that group took place in Toronto where Panama were eliminated by Croatia who won the game 1-0 thanks to a second half goal from Ante Budimir. Cristiano Ronaldo screamed I'm back after scoring for Portugal and making history at the World Cup. He became the first man to score at six different World Cups. He got two goals in their 5-0 win over Uzbekistan in Group K. Ronaldo's manager Roberto Martinez and the squad were heavily criticised after their one-all draw with Dior Congo in their opening game. Martinez says he was impressed with the reaction from his 41-year-old captain and his teammates.
I think it would have been a tough moment in a dressing room that has got no experience, I can tell you. It could break a team. What I saw is the opposite. I saw a group with incredible responsibility, very experienced, and they took control of it.
Goals from Nuno Mendes, Rafael Leão and an own goal made it a comfortable evening for Portugal who'll face Colombia in Miami in their last game. Colombia have already guaranteed qualification thanks to their 1-0 win over Dior Congo in Guadalajara. The only goal of the game was scored by Crystal Palace defender Daniel Munoz. So Colombia have six points and they are two points ahead of Portugal ahead of that final group game. Scotland boss Steve Clarke says he's preparing for weather stoppages in tonight's key game with Brazil thunderstorms are expected in Miami and lightning could be a factor as well as the Scots chase a place in the knockout stage for the first time Clarke says he's been looking at the forecast with interest
It's possible that there'll be some rain disruptions. We have a strategy in mind to how to deal with it. Obviously, you don't know how long the delay is going to be.
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