FIFA World Cup 2026 | 'Frustrating, second-game fever': Jude Bellingham on draw against Ghana

England midfield star Jude Bellingham believes the teamrsquos performance levels dropped a few notches in their FIFA World Cup Group L clash against a gritty Ghana side which ended in a 00 draw on Tuesday after a highflying 42 win over Croatia last weekldquoItrsquos very frustrating It feels like wersquove got secondgame fever again In most tournaments wersquove played in it has been the same a good win in the first game and then a tougher second onerdquo said BellinghamThe Real Madrid star nevertheless was gracious in defeat admitting he lsquodid not deserve the Player of the Match awardrsquo and that Ghana ultimately got the result they wanted ldquoCredit to Ghana They got exactly what they played for We couldnrsquot break them downrdquo he saidEngland coach Thomas Tuchel felt his team lacked cutting edge but insisted fans should not lose hope in the teamrsquos quest to win the tournament ldquoWe tried everything but were not clinical enough It was difficult today but I hope the fans donrsquot lose belief There is a long way to gordquo said TuchelLater in the day in Guadalajara Mexico fullbackDaniel Munoz helped Colombia break through DR Congorsquos stingy defence and advance to the Round of 32 with a 10 victory23No of draws played out by England in World Cups the most by any side in history788The possession England had vs Ghana the most by any side who failed to score at a World Cup since 1966This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever