England Must Ignore External Criticism Ahead of the 2026 World Cup – Eze

England midfielder Eberechi Eze has urged his teammates to disregard external criticism after their frustrating goalless draw with Ghana at the World Cup 2026.

The stalemate leaves England’s Group L dynamics uncertain, but Eze insists the team’s focus remains entirely on winning their upcoming clash against Panama in New Jersey to secure the top spot in the group.

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“It’s normal,” he told reporters about the negative reaction. “There’s going to be opinions outside of what’s going on and what they think of the game, but we’re not too focused on that. We trust what we’re doing.”

“We can’t spend too much time listening to people that aren’t playing and aren’t actually on the field. We know what we’re doing, we trust what we’re doing and we’re confident, so that’s all that matters.”

“It’s a long journey. You can’t be too high, too low, you have to trust in what you’re doing in the present moment. We’re trying to enjoy it as much as we can and be confident about what’s to come.”

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“The mentality is still the same, still focusing on doing what we need to do to win. We’re positive. We know what we’ve been doing to get to this position; we’re confident of what we’ve been doing. Today was a difficult day because of how well they played, but we could’ve got a win today.”

“I’m trusting that what we’ve been doing, how we’ve been playing, the confidence that we’re playing with will put us in a good position to top the group.”