England join Croatia, Panama and Ghana in Group L
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England host Ghana in a friendly match at St Mary’s Stadium, Southampton on Tuesday 2 December, with kick-off at 7pm GMT. Viewers in the UK will be able to watch the game live for free on ITV4 and streaming service ITVX, with coverage from 6.15pm.
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England rounded off a memorable year by beating a stubborn Ghana side 2-0 at St Mary's in the final match of their homecoming series.
England end year with 2-0 win in friendly over Ghana Kendall scores her first goal after capitalising on defensive mistake Russo adds late second from penalty spot Kelly substituted in first half after suffering injury Get involved: Comment on this page Adam Millington Use the form at the top of this page Seven changes for England,
England can take stock in the fact that Ghana toiled to bother them defensively. Much of that was by England’s own design: the hosts regained possession quickly in Ghana’s half when lost. The centre-back pairing of Wubben-Moy and Le Tissier — once again a capable marshal at centre-back — coolly dealt with any direct attacks and long balls.
Following the Lionesses’ 8-0 demolition of China at the weekend, expectations were high. Ranked more than 60 places below England, Ghana were underdogs even with Sarina Wiegman expected to rotate
Report from friendly match between England and Ghana at St Marys; goals from Lucia Kendall and Alessia Russo earned Sarina Wiegmans Lionesses victory in their final match of 2025
British television presenter Laura Woods collapsed live on air during pre-game coverage of the women's international match between England and Ghana.