{"id":3420,"date":"2026-06-23T19:33:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T19:33:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3420"},"modified":"2026-06-23T19:33:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T19:33:21","slug":"england-and-ghana-kick-off-at-4-p-m-in-foxborough-for-the-regions-fourth-world-cup-game-follow-live-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3420","title":{"rendered":"England and Ghana kick off at 4 p.m. in Foxborough for the region\u2019s fourth World Cup game. Follow live updates."},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>Two new World Cup teams will be welcomed into Foxborough on Tuesday as England and Ghana take the pitch at Boston Stadium.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3418\">Georgia\u2019s QR codes for counting votes will remain for midterms after lawmakers vote to delay a fix<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>It\u2019s the fourth group-stage game to be held in Massachusetts during this tournament. England enters as one of the favorites to win it all, while Ghana is looking to keep its chances to advance to the knockout stage alive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>We\u2019ll have journalists around the region covering the action, from South Station all the way down Route 1. Follow along.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>pinned<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h4>Here\u2019s what to know about the World Cup in Boston today<\/h4>\n<p><button><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<defs>\n<clippath>\n<\/clippath>\n<clippath>\n<\/clippath>\n<\/defs>\n<g>\n<g>\n<\/g>\n<\/g>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>Link copied<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span>England and Ghana face off in Foxborough at 4 p.m. It\u2019s the second game of this World Cup for both teams. You can watch on Fox. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>The Boston Fan Fest opens at noon and will air England-Ghana, plus Portugal-Uzbekistan at 1 p.m. and Panama-Croatia at 7 p.m.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>The weather could interfere with Tuesday\u2019s game at Gillette Stadium, a day after the first weather delay of the tournament in France\u2019s win over Iraq in Philadelphia on Monday. Here\u2019s the latest forecast.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Headed to the game? Here\u2019s our live traffic tracker for the situation down in Foxborough.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h4>Boston World Cup live updates: Ghana-England news, transit, traffic info<\/h4>\n<p><button><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<defs>\n<clippath>\n<\/clippath>\n<clippath>\n<\/clippath>\n<\/defs>\n<g>\n<g>\n<\/g>\n<\/g>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>Link copied<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Click here to refresh | Read more World Cup stories<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2>What if a thunderstorm breaks out in Foxborough? \u2014 3:10 p.m.<\/h2>\n<p><button><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<defs>\n<clippath>\n<\/clippath>\n<clippath>\n<\/clippath>\n<\/defs>\n<g>\n<g>\n<\/g>\n<\/g>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>Link copied<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>By Ken Mahan, Globe Staff<\/p>\n<p><span>The chances of seeing a thunderstorm during the match <u>are fairly low<\/u>, but if lightning does occur, the game will be delayed. FIFA enforces a mandatory 30-minute weather delay and evacuation for matches if lightning strikes within an 8-mile radius of the stadium.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On Monday, the Group I match between France and Iraq in Philadelphia <u>was suspended for just over two hours at halftime<\/u> due to a severe thunderstorm. Any subsequent lightning strikes inside that 8-mile radius resets the 30-minute timer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>For fans, it\u2019s important to listen to any alerts from the stadium and to evacuate and go indoors when told to do so. In Philadelphia, scoreboard messages directed the crowd to take shelter in the stadium\u2019s covered areas, warning that a severe storm was on the way. Don\u2019t hang around outside. Ride out the delay in the concourse with a drink or some food if you can and soon enough you\u2019ll be back cheering on your team.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Right now, the forecast is calling for <u>mostly scattered showers and steady rain<\/u> for the afternoon and early evening.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2>A bit of banter by English fans, for their Scottish counterparts \u2014 3:00 p.m.<\/h2>\n<p><button><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<defs>\n<clippath>\n<\/clippath>\n<clippath>\n<\/clippath>\n<\/defs>\n<g>\n<g>\n<\/g>\n<\/g>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>Link copied<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>By Jane Miller, Globe Correspondent<\/p>\n<p><span>Carol Helm, 58, and her financ\u00e9, Michael Gudge, 65, sit on a bench towards the front of the Boston FIFA Fan Fest as they await the start of the England and Ghana World Cup.  match. They are visiting from Banbury, England and have been staying with family since mid-June. During their stay, they witnessed the Tartan Amry\u2019s takeover.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThey know bagpipes,\u201d Gudge said. \u201cBut the English are better singers than them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Gudge pondered for a moment, and added that the English are better at \u201cswearing\u201d as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On the topic of whether Scotland or England drink more beer, Helm and Gudge disagreed. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cProbably the Scottish,\u201d Helm said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWhat are you doing!\u201d Gudge retaliated. \u201cWe do!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Gudge ultimately admitted that the rivalry, is \u201call good fun.\u201d\u201c<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Just a bit of banter,\u201d Gudge said.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2>Fan Fest fever builds \u2014 1:45 p.m.<\/h2>\n<p><button><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<defs>\n<clippath>\n<\/clippath>\n<clippath>\n<\/clippath>\n<\/defs>\n<g>\n<g>\n<\/g>\n<\/g>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>Link copied<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>By Aayushi Datta, Globe Correspondent<\/p>\n<p><span>At Fan Fest, the anticipation for the England-Ghana match pulses through the crowd on a rainy afternoon as fans gather, wearing flags and jerseys of respective teams, hours prior to the match. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Ross Dearden, 41, originally from England and now based in Los Angeles, has been traveling across the United States following England\u2019s World Cup campaign.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe just love football,\u201d Dearden said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>He said he could not secure match tickets due to high prices, missing both initial and resale sales, but is joining fan areas with family and friends. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cExcited for more England fans to come in a couple of hours,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2>Fans gather for Fan Fest despite drizzle \u2014 1:10 p.m.<\/h2>\n<p><button><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<defs>\n<clippath>\n<\/clippath>\n<clippath>\n<\/clippath>\n<\/defs>\n<g>\n<g>\n<\/g>\n<\/g>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>Link copied<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>By Audrey Tomlin, Globe Correspondent<\/p>\n<p><span>Few soccer fans are rallying in front of the stage at FIFA Fan Fest ahead of the Portugal-Uzbekistan match on Tuesday afternoon. Still, the lines for drinks and fan bands are overflowing, as fans mill about searching for food and merchandise. Cooling devices blast cold air and a spritz of water despite the light drizzle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Nedalve Dublin Brown, 18, has been working various catering jobs at Fan Fest. Right now, she\u2019s working a drink stand in the food court. She said that yesterday and today have been slower, but \u201ceveryone\u2019s still here, alive.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI\u2019ve met a lot of new people. It\u2019s just really beautiful to see all the cultures coming together,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m not really into soccer, but seeing all this makes me want to watch.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2>The Dubliner closes for a day after Tartan Army surge \u2014 1:05 p.m.<\/h2>\n<p><button><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<defs>\n<clippath>\n<\/clippath>\n<clippath>\n<\/clippath>\n<\/defs>\n<g>\n<g>\n<\/g>\n<\/g>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>Link copied<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>By Aayushi Datta, Globe Correspondent<\/p>\n<p><span>After weeks of becoming one of downtown Boston\u2019s busiest hubs for visiting soccer fans, especially the Tartan Army, The Dubliner has decided to take a day off to recover.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In a post shared on Instagram Tuesday, the bar thanked its staff for handling the surge of crowds over the past couple of weeks, as World Cup-related events brought an unusually high volume of visitors into the downtown area. The Dubliner became a central gathering point for Scottish supporters, with fans filling the pub in waves on match days and turning the surrounding streets into a sea of kilts, flags, and chanting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe\u2019ve decided to give out staff a day off and are closing today, they\u2019ve worked incredibly hard over the last two weeks and deserve it,\u201d The Dubliner wrote in the caption of the post. \u201cThankfully there\u2019s nothing happening in Boston today so we will be back tomorrow. #noscotlandnoparty.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2>Bring the rain gear. Showers, but low chance of thunderstorms forecast for Foxborough \u2014 11:45 p.m.<\/h2>\n<p><button><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<defs>\n<clippath>\n<\/clippath>\n<clippath>\n<\/clippath>\n<\/defs>\n<g>\n<g>\n<\/g>\n<\/g>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>Link copied<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>By Ken Mahan, Globe Staff<\/p>\n<p><span>Players and fans headed to the England-Ghana match on Tuesday can <u>expect rather lousy weather in Foxborough<\/u> later this afternoon and early evening. The weather is going to be pretty consistent during the game, with scattered light to steady rain and a slight chance for a rumble of thunder.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Temperatures will be cooler, around the mid-to-upper 60s during the match, so dressing in layers and sporting a poncho will be the best move to fully enjoy the game without getting soaked and uncomfortable.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2>\u201cA ton of pride\u201d for Rhode Island Congressman Gabe Amo \u201411:35 a.m.<\/h2>\n<p><button><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<defs>\n<clippath>\n<\/clippath>\n<clippath>\n<\/clippath>\n<\/defs>\n<g>\n<g>\n<\/g>\n<\/g>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>Link copied<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>by Omar Mohammed, Globe Staff<\/p>\n<p><span>PROVIDENCE \u2014 For Rhode Island Congressman Gabe Amo, the World Cup is offering a unique opportunity to connect to different aspects of who he is. Amo\u2019s father hails from Ghana. He is also a first generation American and it just so happens that Ghana\u2019s national team has established their home base camp during the tournament in a state that he represents in Congress.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>He has talked with his dad about what this moment means for him as a Rhode Islander with Ghanaian heritage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe\u2019ve talked about it as a point of cultural pride,\u201c he told the Globe in a brief phone interview. \u201dAs a first generation American, in lots of ways it\u2019s an opportunity to tap in to a part of my identity that you know isn\u2019t often the main subject or topic, and gives me a ton of pride.\u201c<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It\u2019s something he said that he shares with a lot of different communities during this World Cup.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThat\u2019s a real unifying thing behind all of this &#8230; everybody is finding some level of themselves in these games,\u201d Amo said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>As of today\u2019s Ghana versus England match up, he is all in for the Black Stars, even as for the tournament, he wants Team USA to prevail.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe\u2019re for Ghana today. We\u2019ll root for the underdog, and we\u2019ll see what happens on the pitch,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2>The English are coming, the English are coming! \u2014 11:25 a.m.<\/h2>\n<p><button><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<defs>\n<clippath>\n<\/clippath>\n<clippath>\n<\/clippath>\n<\/defs>\n<g>\n<g>\n<\/g>\n<\/g>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>Link copied<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>By Camilo Fonseca, Globe Staff<\/p>\n<p><span>Just as it did 251 years ago, the steeple at Boston\u2019s Old North Church warned of an incoming invasion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On Monday night, the historic church lit its two signal lanterns, the iconic warning used to alert Patriot forces on the eve of the American Revolution.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>This time, though, the tongue-in-cheek warning was not about British troops, but rather the rambunctious fans who came across the pond for Tuesday\u2019s England vs. Ghana match.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3416\">National Charter School group rescinds award given to R.I. Governor Dan McKee<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThousands of English soccer fans are coming to Boston to cheer on England in the World Cup tomorrow &#8230; and they\u2019re threatening to outdrink the Scottish fans who just left,\u201d the church wrote on social media. \u201cLet these two lanterns be a warning to Boston\u2019s barkeeps and tavern owners!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The two lanterns are lit once a year to commemorate Paul Revere\u2019s ride, though the church occasionally lights them for other occasions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Last week, Old North hung the Scottish flag from the rafters in honor of the Tartan Army, and offered \u201cFree Kilt Friday\u201d to any visitors wearing one.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2>Travelers are undaunted by the rain and wrapped in flags \u2014 11:15 a.m.<\/h2>\n<p><button><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<defs>\n<clippath>\n<\/clippath>\n<clippath>\n<\/clippath>\n<\/defs>\n<g>\n<g>\n<\/g>\n<\/g>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>Link copied<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>By Aayushi Datta, Globe Correspondent<\/p>\n<p><span>Fans sported jerseys and draped flags across their shoulders as they filed through South Station. Despite the gray skies and steady drizzle, supporters appeared undeterred. A handful of travelers pulled on clear plastic ponchos offered by station staff, yet most embraced the rain. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Richard Morris, 61, traveled from Minnesota but grew up in South London. He wore a Crystal Palace jersey beneath an England flag as he walked to the platform with his son. Morris said the rainy weather only added to the familiarity of the experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIt feels like a London summer or England summer, so we\u2019ll be comfortable,\u201d Morris said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Having attended the Scotland-Morocco match earlier in the tournament, Morris said he hoped the England and Ghana supporters would bring the same energy he witnessed days before.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI just want to hear a few more songs and a bit more atmosphere,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Frank Dell\u2019Apa | On Soccer<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2>England clearly has the talent to bring the trophy home. Can it finally weather the pressure? \u2014 11:00 a.m.<\/h2>\n<p><button><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<defs>\n<clippath>\n<\/clippath>\n<clippath>\n<\/clippath>\n<\/defs>\n<g>\n<g>\n<\/g>\n<\/g>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>Link copied<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>FOXBOROUGH \u2014 Declan Rice is a ways from retirement age, but he\u2019s happy to be collecting Harry Kane stories to relate to the next generation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cFor me, he\u2019s one of those players you\u2019ll be telling the kids about, how you got to play with Harry Kane,\u201d Rice said. \u201cFortunate to have him as captain \u2014 how he leads by example every day in training, it\u2019s no surprise the goals he scores in training and in the England shirt. Very lucky to be playing with him.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Kane is England\u2019s star. And Rice is among the leaders of the Three Lions\u2019 supporting cast. Rice, 27, has been directing the England midfield since 2019, when he switched from the Republic of Ireland. Rice is set to earn his 75th England cap when the Three Lions meet Ghana in a Group L game at 4 p.m. Tuesday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI first came into England, it was always on merit,\u201d Rice said. \u201cI was in good form for West Ham and have managed to play every season at such a consistent level. Playing for England is the biggest privilege in football.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>As an 18-year-old West Ham United midfielder, Rice played his third and final senior international for Ireland in a 2-1 win over the US in Dublin in June 2018. A few months later, Gareth Southgate named him to the England team.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cOne of the very best footballers in the world,\u201d said Thomas Tuchel, who took over from Southgate. \u201cYou see a humble footballer, ready to be a team player, ready every day to give energy to the group, give quality to the group. And willing to learn every day throughout his career, makes him one of the very best at the moment. I\u2019m proud to be his coach.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rice\u2019s consistency, along with set piece threat, helped Arsenal capture the Premier League and reach the Champions League final last season. In England\u2019s World Cup opener, he set up a Kane goal in a 4-2 victory over Croatia, then combined with Elliot Anderson to steady the midfield in the second half.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThat\u2019s been the message from the boss [Tuchel], we have to build on that second half performance,\u201d Rice said during a press conference Monday. \u201c[Ghana] is a real threat and if we\u2019re not 100 percent we can be punished, for sure. Ghana is a team that brings strength, pace and they want to catch us out on the counterattack. We have to be ready. Having played against a lot of their players, we know what to expect.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>READ MORE<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2>Bob Kraft wants to bring the Patriots to Scotland \u2014 10:30 a.m.<\/h2>\n<p><button><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<defs>\n<clippath>\n<\/clippath>\n<clippath>\n<\/clippath>\n<\/defs>\n<g>\n<g>\n<\/g>\n<\/g>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>Link copied<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>By Nicole Yang, Globe Staff<\/p>\n<p><span>On the heels of the Tartan Army\u2019s takeover in Boston, Patriots owner Robert Kraft has made it known to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell that the Patriots would be interested in playing a game in Scotland.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Their conversation comes after Scotland played two group stage World Cup matches at Gillette Stadium, and injected the city with unrivaled revelry. Over the past week, the ever-amiable Scots, with their kilts, bagpipes, and seemingly unquenchable thirst for beer, enlivened everywhere from Patriot Place to Fenway Park to the Dubliner to Boston Harbor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It seems only fitting that the Patriots head to Scotland next.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Kraft, who played an instrumental role in bringing the World Cup to North America, has now planted the seed for his team to play in what would be Scotland\u2019s first NFL game.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The NFL, amid its ongoing effort for global expansion, has hosted regular-season games in seven countries outside of the United States (Brazil, Canada, England, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, and Spain). New destinations this year include Australia and France.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The 2026 season will feature a league-record nine international games, including the Patriots playing the Lions in Munich in Week 10. Goodell has previously stated the goal is to eventually reach 16 international games per year so that each team can play in one.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThat\u2019s an important mark to shoot for and I think we\u2019re on our way.\u201d Goodell said in February ahead of the Super Bowl. \u201cIt\u2019s the ambition we have to be a global sport, but it\u2019s also the demand we\u2019re having. We\u2019re hearing from cities that want to host these games and really want to get more American football.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>As the NFL assesses potential additional markets, Scotland sure has presented itself as an attractive choice given the budding connection between the Tartan Army and Boston.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>According to Goodell, 90 percent of the crowds at international games are fans from the host country. But it sure seems plausible that Bostonians would make the trek to experience Scotland, based on the festivities from the past week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Gillette Stadium will host four more World Cup matches: England-Ghana on Tuesday, Norway-France on Friday, a round of 32 match featuring Germany on June 29, and a quarterfinal on July 9. Depending on the results of the group stage, it\u2019s possible Scotland returns for the round of 32.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>If not, though, the Tartan Army and Bostonians may soon have a chance to reconnect once more.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2>In Worcester, a Ghanaian community ready to celebrate the World Cup \u2014 10:00 a.m.<\/h2>\n<p><button><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<defs>\n<clippath>\n<\/clippath>\n<clippath>\n<\/clippath>\n<\/defs>\n<g>\n<g>\n<\/g>\n<\/g>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>Link copied<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>By Danny McDonald, Globe Staff<\/p>\n<p><span>WORCESTER \u2014 There is a Ghanaian sporting villain who still furrows brows and brings forth heavy groans all these years later.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>His name is Luis Su\u00e1rez, and in 2010 his goal-line handball denied Ghana a score in the dying minutes of a World Cup quarterfinals match. Sixteen years later, the memory still sears in Worcester, home to one of the largest Ghanaian communities in the United States.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cAgonizing pain,\u201d said Emmanuel Larbi, the 33-year-old owner of Accra Girls Restaurant, of the moment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Inside his small takeout spot in a nondescript Grafton Street strip mall on Monday, other Ghanaians had similar tales of World Cup woe, describing mixture of anguish and shock. They all smile about it now on the eve of Ghana\u2019s huge game against England.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Some recalled where they were when it happened: at home watching with relatives, at school, inside their mother\u2019s hairbraiding shop, at a crowded bar in England. For Aminu Ben, a 34-year-old who works in construction, the result ruined his high school graduation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI just went home,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Such is the power of the World Cup. And in the tiny storefront Monday, as a mountain of steaming jollof and a pile of waakye are brought out to a buffet table before the start of the lunch rush, that is the focus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3414\">Mamdani and AI industry flex political power in New York, plus more to watch in Tuesday\u2019s primaries<\/a><\/p>\n<p>READ MORE<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ll have journalists around the region covering the action, from South Station all the way down Route 1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3419,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3420","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>England and Ghana kick off at 4 p.m. in Foxborough for the region\u2019s fourth World Cup game. 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