England vs. Ghana Live World Cup 2026 Updates, Scores and Highlights

England and Ghana went into half-time level at 0-0 after a tepid first 45 minutes at Boston Stadium.

While England have dominated possession with a 78 percent share, they have struggled to break down a stubborn opposing defence. The Three Lions have registered just six shots and a 0.27 expected goals tally, and manager Thomas Tuchel should have much to consider entering the break.

England's best chance came for midfielder Declan Rice, who was unable to keep his header down after meeting Noni Madueke's cross from the right, while Ghana have yet to register an attempt on goal.

Tuchel's substitutes will likely come into focus, with a change of approach possibly necessary against a Ghana team that has defended in numbers. He could look to strikers Ivan Toney or Ollie Watkins to provide additional numbers in the penalty area, while Morgan Rogers, Bukayo Saka and Marcus Rashford will also be tempting options.

That's about all that has happened so far in this game.

England and Ghana set to square off. Here we goooooo.

Stones dropped for England in favor of Marc Guehi, O'Reilly out for Spence

Two goals from Cristiano Ronaldo helped Portugal to a 5-0 victory over Uzbekistan in Houston.

Ronaldo found the back of the net twice either side of a Nuno Mendes free kick in a first half that saw Portugal leave with a 3-0 lead, with an own goal adding to their lead in a far quieter second half.

Ronaldo's opener came after just six minutes, when he smashed a low drive into the bottom corner following João Cancelo's low cross. He celebrated with his team in front of the bench in what appeared a cathartic moment for the forward after his and the team's struggles in a 1-1 draw against the Democratic Republic of Congo in their opening game.

Portugal's bright start continued, and Nuno Mendes doubled their lead in the 17th minute. With Ronaldo acting as a decoy, the left-back bent a free-kick on the edge of the area past Abduvohid Nematov and into the bottom corner.

While Ronaldo stepped aside for Mendes, he went on to add to his tally 22 minutes later after latching onto Bruno Fernandes' perfectly weighted through-ball and finding the bottom corner once again.

After Nematov denied Ronaldo his hat-trick following a set-piece routine early in the second half, Portugal added their fourth from the resulting corner. Fernandes' low delivery was flicked on by João Félix at the near post, with the final touch coming from Nematov.

Substitute Rafael Leão scored the fifth with three minutes of normal time remaining. He combined with fellow substitute Nelson Semedo, whose cutback was fired into the top corner by the AC Milan winger.

Uzbekistan had earlier appeared to drag Portugal back to 2-1 shortly after the first-half hydration break, but a foul on Cancelo in the build-up cancelled out Aziz G'aniev's strike from the edge of the area.

It was the only notable moment of concern for Portugal in a comfortable victory, with the only disappointment perhaps being Ronaldo's failure to secure his hat-trick after seeing multiple attempts turned away.

GG, thanks for playing Uzbekistan

Khusanov with the unfortunate touch for Portugal's fourth.

Portugal and Cristiano Ronaldo produced a vastly improved performance to take a 3-0 lead over Uzbekistan into half-time in Houston.

Manager Roberto Martinez resisted calls to bench Ronaldo after the 41-year-old struggled in the team's 1-1 draw with the Democratic Republic of Congo in their opening game, and the decision was vindicated early on.

After his team generated multiple dangerous moments in the early stages, Ronaldo opened the scoring in the sixth minute, lashing home João Cancelo's low cross. 

Eleven minutes later, Ronaldo looked set to attempt to double his tally from a free kick after Pedro Neto drew a foul on the edge of the penalty area following a turnover. With his captain poised over the ball, though, it was Nuno Mendes who instead stepped up to send the set piece around the wall and into the bottom corner.

Uzbekistan did begin to make inroads after the hydration break, and they quickly appeared to have halved the deficit through a wonderstrike by Aziz G'aniev. Video review showed Cancelo had been fouled while surrendering possession in the build-up to the goal, however, and it was disallowed.

Portugal, though, were still finding space in transition, and Ronaldo added his team's third goal with six minutes remaining until half-time. A quick combination in midfield opened space for Bruno Fernandes to free Ronaldo, who made no mistake in a one-on-one with goalkeeper Abduvohid Nematov.

Two goals in the first half for CR7.

Unreal strike chalked off after foul.

Portuguese turning on the style

He has DONE it. And what a banger.

Just a step behind there.

Can Ronaldo lead the Portuguese to victory?

Cristiano Ronaldo starts once again

So much more World Cup left to enjoy...but get the story on Uzbekistan to start your day off right.