The England national team set a record for the number of draws at the World Cup in a match against Ghana. The game ended in a goalless draw, and thus the English played their 23rd draw at the World Cup, which is a record among national teams. This is reported by the analytical portal OPTA, according to UNN.
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According to the portal, England has drawn 23 matches at the FIFA World Cup, 13 of which ended with a score of 0:0.
Both indicators are the highest among all teams in the history of the competition.
Also in the England-Ghana match, the English team had 78.8% ball possession, which is the highest figure for a team in FIFA World Cup matches in the entire history of observations, as well as the highest figure among all teams that failed to score in a match of this tournament.
Addendum
On Tuesday, June 23, the England national team, in the second round of Group L, played a goalless draw against the Ghana national team.
Recall
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