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Ghana’s opponents in Group L of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, England, will play Uruguay and Japan at Wembley in March next year.
The two friendlies will be England’s final games before head coach Thomas Tuchel announces his squad for the 2026 World Cup.
England are scheduled to face Uruguay on Friday, 27 March, before taking on Japan on Tuesday, 31 March, 2026. German trainer Thomas Tuchel will then announce his squad at the end of May.
"We are really pleased to have these two fixtures confirmed as our World Cup year takes shape," said Tuchel.
"We wanted to play two teams ranked in the top 20 in the world, but also to test ourselves against opponents from outside of Europe."
Uruguay, the first of the two opponents, is currently ranked 16th in FIFA rankings, while Japan is 18th.
Ghana and England will face off on Match Day Two in Group L on 23rd June, 2026.
Before that, England will face Croatia on 17 June, while the Black Stars face Panama.
On June 27, Ghana will face Croatia as England faces Panama in the final Group L matches.
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