Soccer-Wales equalise late to draw with World Cup-bound Ghana


Soccer Football - International Friendly - Wales v Ghana - Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, Britain - June 2, 2026 Wales' Daniel James in action with Ghana's Gideon Mensah Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs

CARDIFF, June 2 (Reuters) - ⁠World Cup-bound Ghana conceded a last-gasp equaliser ⁠to hosts Wales to draw 1-1 ‌in their friendly international on Tuesday and extended their winless run to six matches.

Lewis Koumas netted with a diving ​header three minutes into stoppage ⁠time after Ghana ⁠looked on their way to a morale-boosting victory ⁠ahead ‌of their departure to this month’s tournament in Canada, Mexico and the ⁠United States.

Substitute Caleb Yirenkyi snapped up a ​rebound off ‌the upright to convert from close range ⁠in the ​66th minute to give Ghana the lead after a bursting run from the halfway line from ⁠Ernest Nuamah.

It was one of ​Ghana’s rare forward forays in a match which Wales dominated but failed to take their chances.

The ⁠home side came closest in the first half when Dan James first had a point-blank header palmed away by Ghana goalkeeper Lawrence ​Ati-Zigi and then hit the ⁠crossbar minutes later.

Ghana’s opening game in Group L ​at the World Cup ‌is against Panama in Toronto ​on June 17.

(Writing by Mark Gleeson in Cape Town; Editing by Pritha Sarkar)

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