England fans praised for 'exemplary' behaviour in Boston for Three Lions match against Ghana

England fans have been praised for their "exemplary" behaviour in Boston for the Three Lions match against Ghana.

The head of UK Football Policing credited England's travelling supporters, who watched England play out a disappointing 0-0 draw against Ghana.

The match concluded without any incidents or arrests involving British nationals.

Chief Constable Mark Roberts, NPCC Lead for Football Policing, said: "The behaviour of England fans both before, during and after the match was excellent and was a repeat of the picture in Dallas.

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"The local police were very complimentary of them, with Chief Grace of Foxborough Police, calling their behaviour 'exemplary'.

"There really has been a great atmosphere throughout the city, which has been very welcoming.

"Officers here in Boston and Foxborough have been fantastic to work with, firm but fair and have really contributed to everyone having a memorable experience."

England fans will be making their way to New York and New Jersey, where they will face Panama in their third and final group-stage game at the New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford on Saturday.

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Thomas Tuchel dismissed any calls that his side needed to use the Ghana game as a "wake-up call" after failing to score despite dominating the game.

The German said: "Everyone is alert and everyone is fully committed. There can be no doubt, I can assure that to everyone.

"There was no overconfidence in our game, not at all. If there was anything, there was maybe in some moments a bit of overcautious [play], but we were never overconfident.

"It is what it is, but we have four points out of two matches and still a match to play. We are able to win our last match and we will try to win it, of course.

"It's very important that the highs don't get too high and the lows get not too low, and today anyway is not a low.

"It's just a difficult match of football, which can happen any time."

Tuchel noted the challenges in England's group, praising the level of opposition that the Three Lions have to face.

He continued: "Six days ago [against Croatia] was also a reality, and today is a reality. So don't get too high, don't get too low. Everything is a reality check.

"This is a difficult team to play against, with a lot of quality and very, very physical (players), fast on every position, ready to put bodies in, ready to defend one against one.

"Super difficult to break them down and one against ones to have to have superiority in certain spaces. Of course, a reality check, but not one of us thought that there's an easy match ahead of us.

"I knew what quality and physicality we will face, and I think we did a lot of stuff right that can help us [go] a long way because we were very disciplined and very cautious while we were having the ball. There was a lot of stuff much better than against Croatia.

"I know not the same result and not the same excitement, but it takes two to tango. How much ball possession did we have? 80 per cent? Okay, this is difficult because it is a very good football team on the other side."

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