{"id":44932,"date":"2025-12-09T00:23:22","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T00:23:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=44932"},"modified":"2025-12-09T00:23:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T00:23:22","slug":"mohammed-kudus-fired-up-for-england-clash-at-2026-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/mohammed-kudus-fired-up-for-england-clash-at-2026-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Mohammed Kudus fired up for England clash at 2026 World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ghana international Mohammed Kudus says he is ready for the 2026 FIFA World Cup games after Friday\u2019s draw in Washington, DC.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Black Stars have been housed in Group L with England, Croatia, and Panama, which has spiked the interest of Kudus for the upcoming international assignment.<\/p>\n<p>Sharing his thoughts on the country&#8217;s group L, he opined that he was looking ahead of the games.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019ll be interesting. I\u2019m looking forward to it. We are very much aware of the sides we will be facing. We will definitely be up for it, and we will be ready.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo qualify for the World Cup alone is a big statement from us, and it shows what we can do,\u201d he said, reflecting on the draw.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE :<\/p>\n<p>Ghana has qualified for its fifth World Cup and will be hoping to do better than its previous outing in Qatar, where they failed to make it out of the group stage.<\/p>\n<p>The Black Stars will play Panama on Wednesday, 17 June, and England and Croatia on June 23 and 27, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghana international Mohammed Kudus says he is ready for the 2026 FIFA World Cup games after Friday\u2019s draw in Washington, DC. &nbsp; The Black Stars have been housed in Group L with England, Croatia, and Panama, which has spiked the interest of Kudus for the upcoming international assignment. 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