Ghana

Ghana’s return to the World Cup in Group L places the Black Stars against England, Croatia, and Panama across North American East Coast and Canadian venues. For fans in Accra and across Ghana (Greenwich Mean Time, UTC+0), every match in North America falls in the late night and early morning hours.

The Group L opener on June 17 at AT&T Stadium in Dallas sees Ghana face Panama at 19:00 Central Time, which becomes midnight on June 18 in Accra. Already midnight for the opening fixture. The second match on June 23 at Gillette Stadium in Boston against England at 16:00 Eastern translates to 21:00 in Accra. The most accessible kickoff of the group stage for Ghanaian fans - an evening fixture that stops short of midnight. The England match carries historical weight: the two nations met memorably at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, which Ghana narrowly missed becoming the first African team to reach a semifinal. The final group match on June 28 at BMO Field in Toronto against Croatia at 19:00 Eastern becomes midnight in Accra.

Ghana qualified for the 2006, 2010, and 2014 World Cups, building a reputation as one of Africa’s most consistent performers. The 2010 tournament, hosted on the same continent, was watched by Ghanaians at all hours with extraordinary passion. The North American edition returns the challenge of late-night viewing to Ghanaian supporters.

The Boston kickoff against England at 21:00 Accra time is the group stage’s accessible moment - the one match fans can watch without a true midnight alarm.