Ghana coach Carlos Queiroz has described playing England at the FIFA 2026 World Cup as the “easiest type of game” to prepare for, as both sides battle for a place in the round of 32.
The 73-year-old Portuguese, now at his fifth World Cup and first with Ghana, took charge in April in what is his ninth role as a national team manager.
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“In football, four years is like a century, so I don’t even remember where that was,” Queiroz said.
“I was not defeated. In football, we never lose. We win or we learn. We learnt a couple of lessons that day.”
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After Ghana opened their campaign in North America with a 1-0 win over Panama, Queiroz now has the chance to guide the Black Stars into the World Cup knockout stage for the first time since 2010 with a victory over England in Boston on Tuesday.
“It’s another game. All games are different; it’s a different team on the pitch and a different environment,” he said.
“The reputations and prestige of results in the past are significant when they are written in the press, but they cannot win games. Memories don’t win games, so tomorrow will be another story.”
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England are unbeaten in eight World Cup matches against African opposition but will be facing Ghana in a competitive fixture for the first time.
“This is the easiest type of match, because when you’re about to play against England, France or Germany, you don’t need to say anything to the players. They’re fully motivated,” Queiroz said.
“Everybody is fully switched on, and everybody wants to perform well.
“What we have to do in this type of game is moderate the enthusiasm, but mainly we need to work together. Whatever happens, we must stick together and fight for 90 minutes.”
“We know they have the three lions on their shirt, but we come from Ghana and have 33 million lions to fight for in this game,” he added.
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