13 Jun
Sat
•6:00pm
MetLife Stadium • New York
19 Jun
Fri
•9:00pm
Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia
24 Jun
Wed
•6:00pm
Hard Rock Stadium • Miami
17 Jun
Wed
•7:00pm
BMO Field • Toronto
23 Jun
Tue
•4:00pm
Gillette Stadium • Boston
27 Jun
Sat
•5:00pm
Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia
Possession, dribbling and creativity between the lines are the trademark of the five-time world champions, who arrive at the tournament ready to unleash their attacking DNA from the final third onwards. Lining up against them, one of Africa’s most respected national teams is betting on a brand of physical, intense and direct football, built to break lines at top speed.
They’ve already met at a World Cup: back in 2006, the Seleção knocked the Black Stars out in the round of 16, a precedent that still fuels Ghana’s pride and hunger for revenge. In a group stage where every point is gold, this showdown will be played on a knife’s edge: the South Americans under pressure to make their class and pedigree count, the African side ready to fight for every 50–50 ball as if it were the last.
Attacking flair and competitive steel defined the group stage in Qatar 2022 for the five-time champions, who ultimately fell in the quarter-finals despite the brilliance of Vinícius Júnior and Rodrygo, superbly supported by the experience of Neymar and Casemiro.
On the other side, the team that came within a step of the semi-finals in 2010 and returned to the big stage in 2022 leans on the power of Thomas Partey and the game-changing talent of players like Mohammed Kudus. Don’t settle for watching this one on TV: secure your tickets and feel the drama live as South Americans and Africans go head to head in a clash that has “classic World Cup night” written all over it.