England v Ghana LIVE: Rooney suggests key change in cagey World Cup clash with Bellingham left upset in fiery exchange

53’ – Ghana have a corner, awarded it seems by VAR because the assistant referee did not notice James taking a heavy touch out of play. The set piece amounts to nothing worth getting excited about. Much like the previous 53 minutes.

49’ – Hold on, Ghana have had an attack. Senaya, who has nullified Gordon’s impact impressively, gets past the new Barcelona winger and sends a dangerous ball across goal which Spence does well to clear with Williams arriving in the box.

48’ – Not much change to the pattern of play. England are on the ball, Ghana are sitting deep with no interest in attacking.

46’ – Ghana get us back underway, playing left to right.

BBC’s half-time analysis has focused on the need for patience too but Wayne Rooney believes England need to shuffle things around and half two forwards with Bellingham as the No.10 and perhaps swap the wingers around or introduce Marcus Rashford.

There will not be any changes before the restart though.

A dismal first half, that wasn’t the second act that Tuchel – and especially the people in the pub he referenced – would have anticipated. In fairness to England, though, I would put that down to Carlos Quieroz’s ideology rather than any major issues with the England team. This is what he does with every team and every tournament. Ghana have just congested all space outside the box. Yes, England have to do more, but I was at an Argentina game against Quieroz’s Iran in 2014 which required a stoppage-time Leo Messi winner from outside the box. It’s so difficult. Again, Tuchel’s subs are going to be key.

As an event it’s so far been more entertaining for the stars they keep cutting to in the crowd: Mumford and Sons, Kit Harrington and then, of course, eventually, David Beckham and family. After growing cheers, Beckham eventually raised his fist to the adoration of the crowd, as if he was the emperor of football.

Anthony Barry speaks! The moment we’ve all been waiting for.

“Overall it’s been absolutely OK from our point of view. Expected a difficult challenge. They defended 10 or 12 metres deeper than past two opponents. It’s really condensed and they have speed to cover spaces. The headline for us is patience. Overall just stay with it. We’re a team that can always open a team up.”

Anthony Barry speaks! The moment we’ve all been waiting for.

“Overall it’s been absolutely OK from our point of view. Expected a difficult challenge. They defended 10 or 12 metres deeper than past two opponents. It’s really condensed and they have speed to cover spaces. The headline for us is patience. Overall just stay with it. We’re a team that can always open a team up.”

That has been a difficult watch.

When the whistle goes Bellingham and some Ghanaians seem to exchange fiery words.