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Ghana at the FIFA World Cup

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The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to World War II.

The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the World Cup Finals). The qualification phase, which currently take place over the three years preceding the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals. The current format of the Finals involves 32 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month. The World Cup Finals is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final.

This article is about the World Cup history of one of the leading nations in African football, Ghana. Ghana have appeared in the finals of the World Cup on four occasions, in 2006, 2010 where they reached the quarter-finals, 2014 and in 2022.

FIFA World Cup record

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Ghana have qualified for four FIFA World Cup tournaments; 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2022.

In 2006 they were the only African side to advance to the Second round of 2006 FIFA World Cup and were the sixth nation in a row from Africa to progress beyond the group stages of the World Cup.[1] Ghana had the youngest team in the FIFA World Cup 2006 with an average age of 23 years and 352 days,[1] and were praised for their improving performance.[2][3] FIFA ranked Ghana 13th out of the 32 countries who competed in the tournament.[4]

In the 2010 World Cup, Ghana progressed beyond the group stages, and reached the quarter-finals where they were eliminated by Uruguay. Ghana was defeated by Uruguay on penalties after Luis Suárez controversially handballed on the goal line deep into extra time, denying Ghana an almost certain winning goal.[5] Had Ghana won their quarter final, they would have become the first African nation to progress to the semi-finals of the world cup. Of the 32 countries that participated in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, FIFA ranked Ghana 7th.[6]

In the 2014 and 2022 World Cup, Ghana was eliminated in the group stage.

Ghana vs. Serbia in the 2010 FIFA World Cup group D match at Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria on 13 June 2010.
Ghana vs. Uruguay in the 2010 FIFA World Cup quarter-final match at Soccer City, Johannesburg on 2 July 2010.
FIFA World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Did not enter
Italy 1934
France 1938
Brazil 1950
Switzerland 1954
Sweden 1958
Chile 1962 Did not qualify
England 1966 Withdrew
Mexico 1970 Did not qualify
West Germany 1974
Argentina 1978
Spain 1982 Withdrew
Mexico 1986 Did not qualify
Italy 1990
United States 1994
France 1998
South Korea Japan 2002
Germany 2006 Round of 16 13th 4 2 0 2 4 6
South Africa 2010 Quarter-finals 7th 5 2 2 1 5 4
Brazil 2014 Group stage 25th 3 0 1 2 4 6
Russia 2018 Did not qualify
Qatar 2022 Group stage 24th 3 1 0 2 5 7
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030
Saudi Arabia 2034
Total Quarter-finals 4/22 15 5 3 7 18 23

By match

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World Cup Round Opponent Score Result Venue Ghana scorers
2006 Group E  Italy 0–2 L Hanover
 Czech Republic 2–0 W Cologne A. Gyan, S. Muntari
 United States 2–1 W Nuremberg H. Draman, S. Appiah
Round of 16  Brazil 0–3 L Dortmund
2010 Group D  Serbia 1–0 W Pretoria A. Gyan
 Australia 1–1 D Rustenburg A. Gyan
 Germany 0–1 L Johannesburg
Round of 16  United States 2–1 (a.e.t.) W Rustenburg K. P. Boateng, A. Gyan
Quarter-finals  Uruguay 1–1 (a.e.t.) p. 2–4 D Johannesburg S. Muntari
2014 Group G  United States 1–2 L Natal A. Ayew
 Germany 2–2 D Fortaleza A. Ayew, A. Gyan
 Portugal 1–2 L Brasilia A. Gyan
2022 Group H  Portugal 2–3 L Doha A. Ayew, O. Bukari
 South Korea 3–2 W Al Rayyan M. Salisu, M. Kudus (2)
 Uruguay 0–2 L Al Wakrah

Record by opponent

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FIFA World Cup matches (by team)
Opponent Total Wins Draws Losses Goals scored Goals conceded
 Australia 1 0 1 0 1 1
 Brazil 1 0 0 1 0 3
 Czech Republic 1 1 0 0 2 0
 Germany 2 0 1 1 2 3
 Italy 1 0 0 1 0 2
 Portugal 2 0 0 2 3 5
 Serbia 1 1 0 0 1 0
 South Korea 1 1 0 0 3 2
 United States 3 2 0 1 5 4
 Uruguay 2 0 1 1 1 3

Participations

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Germany 2006

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Head coach: Serbia Ratomir Dujković

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Sammy Adjei (1980-09-01)1 September 1980 (aged 25) 31 Israel F.C. Ashdod
2 3MF Hans Sarpei (1976-06-28)28 June 1976 (aged 29) 7 Germany VfL Wolfsburg
3 4FW Asamoah Gyan (1985-11-22)22 November 1985 (aged 20) 13 Italy Udinese[7]
4 2DF Samuel Kuffour (1976-09-03)3 September 1976 (aged 29) 58 Italy Roma
5 2DF John Mensah (1982-11-29)29 November 1982 (aged 23) 33 France Rennes
6 2DF Emmanuel Pappoe (1981-03-03)3 March 1981 (aged 25) 27 Israel Hapoel Kfar Saba
7 2DF Illiasu Shilla (1982-10-26)26 October 1982 (aged 23) 2 Ghana Asante Kotoko
8 3MF Michael Essien (1982-12-03)3 December 1982 (aged 23) 17 England Chelsea
9 3MF Derek Boateng (1983-05-02)2 May 1983 (aged 23) 11 Sweden AIK
10 3MF Stephen Appiah (c) (1980-12-24)24 December 1980 (aged 25) 42 Turkey Fenerbahçe
11 3MF Sulley Muntari (1984-08-27)27 August 1984 (aged 21) 16 Italy Udinese
12 4FW Alex Tachie-Mensah (1977-02-15)15 February 1977 (aged 29) 5 Switzerland St. Gallen
13 2DF Habib Mohamed (1983-12-10)10 December 1983 (aged 22) 1 Ghana King Faisal Babes
14 4FW Matthew Amoah (1980-10-24)24 October 1980 (aged 25) 16 Germany Borussia Dortmund
15 3MF John Paintsil (1981-06-15)15 June 1981 (aged 24) 21 Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv
16 1GK George Owu (1982-06-17)17 June 1982 (aged 23) 6 Ghana Ashanti Gold
17 2DF Daniel Quaye (1980-12-25)25 December 1980 (aged 25) 7 Ghana Hearts of Oak
18 2DF Eric Addo (1978-11-12)12 November 1978 (aged 27) 6 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
19 4FW Razak Pimpong (1982-12-30)30 December 1982 (aged 23) 4 Denmark Copenhagen
20 4FW Otto Addo (1975-06-09)9 June 1975 (aged 31) 13 Germany Mainz 05
21 2DF Issah Ahmed (1982-05-24)24 May 1982 (aged 24) 10 Denmark Randers
22 1GK Richard Kingson (1978-06-13)13 June 1978 (aged 27) 33 Turkey Ankaraspor
23 3MF Haminu Dramani (1986-04-01)1 April 1986 (aged 20) 7 Serbia Red Star Belgrade[8]

Italy vs Ghana

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Italy 2–0 Ghana
Pirlo 40'
Iaquinta 83'
Report
Italy
Ghana
GK 1 Gianluigi Buffon
RB 2 Cristian Zaccardo
CB 13 Alessandro Nesta
CB 5 Fabio Cannavaro (c)
LB 3 Fabio Grosso
DM 21 Andrea Pirlo
RM 20 Simone Perrotta
LM 4 Daniele De Rossi Yellow card 10'
AM 10 Francesco Totti downward-facing red arrow 56'
CF 11 Alberto Gilardino downward-facing red arrow 64'
CF 9 Luca Toni downward-facing red arrow 82'
Substitutions:
MF 16 Mauro Camoranesi Yellow card 62' upward-facing green arrow 56'
FW 15 Vincenzo Iaquinta Yellow card 88' upward-facing green arrow 64'
FW 7 Alessandro Del Piero upward-facing green arrow 82'
Manager:
Marcello Lippi
GK 22 Richard Kingson
RB 15 John Paintsil
CB 4 Samuel Kuffour
CB 5 John Mensah
LB 6 Emmanuel Pappoe downward-facing red arrow 46'
RM 18 Eric Addo
CM 8 Michael Essien
CM 10 Stephen Appiah (c)
LM 11 Sulley Muntari Yellow card 41'
CF 14 Matthew Amoah downward-facing red arrow 68'
CF 3 Asamoah Gyan Yellow card 65' downward-facing red arrow 89'
Substitutions:
DF 7 Illiasu Shilla upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 19 Razak Pimpong upward-facing green arrow 68'
FW 12 Alex Tachie-Mensah upward-facing green arrow 89'
Manager:
Serbia Ratomir Dujković

Man of the Match:
Andrea Pirlo (Italy)

Assistant referees:
Aristeu Tavares (Brazil)
Ednílson Corona (Brazil)
Fourth official:
Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
Fifth official:
Hamdi Al Kadri (Syria)

Czech Republic vs Ghana

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Asamoah Gyan opened the scoring with a low left footed shot to the net from the edge of the penalty area. Gyan then missed a penalty in the second half when he hit his shot against the post in the 66th minute. Sulley Muntari got the second goal for Ghana in the 82nd minute, finishing a move with a left footed shot to the roof of the net from inside the penalty area.

Czech Republic 0–2 Ghana
Report Gyan 2'
Muntari 82'
Czech Republic
Ghana
GK 1 Petr Čech
RB 2 Zdeněk Grygera
CB 21 Tomáš Ujfaluši Red card 65'
CB 22 David Rozehnal
LB 6 Marek Jankulovski
DM 4 Tomáš Galásek (c) downward-facing red arrow 46'
RM 8 Karel Poborský downward-facing red arrow 56'
CM 10 Tomáš Rosický
CM 11 Pavel Nedvěd
LM 20 Jaroslav Plašil downward-facing red arrow 68'
CF 12 Vratislav Lokvenc Yellow card 49'
Substitutions:
MF 19 Jan Polák upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 17 Jiří Štajner upward-facing green arrow 56'
FW 7 Libor Sionko upward-facing green arrow 68'
Manager:
Karel Brückner
GK 22 Richard Kingson
RB 15 John Paintsil
CB 5 John Mensah
CB 7 Illiasu Shilla
LB 13 Habib Mohamed Yellow card 90+3'
RM 20 Otto Addo Yellow card 18' downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM 8 Michael Essien Yellow card 37'
CM 10 Stephen Appiah (c)
LM 11 Sulley Muntari Yellow card 84'
CF 14 Matthew Amoah downward-facing red arrow 80'
CF 3 Asamoah Gyan Yellow card 66' downward-facing red arrow 85'
Substitutions:
MF 9 Derek Boateng Yellow card 75' upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 18 Eric Addo upward-facing green arrow 80'
FW 19 Razak Pimpong upward-facing green arrow 85'
Manager:
Serbia Ratomir Dujković

Man of the Match:
Michael Essien (Ghana)

Assistant referees:
Darío García (Argentina)
Rodolfo Otero (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Jerome Damon (South Africa)
Fifth official:
Enock Molefe (South Africa)

Ghana vs United States

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Ghana opened the scoring in the 22nd minute when Haminu Draman curled a low right footed shot past the goalkeeper from the left of the penalty area. The winning goal for Ghana was a penalty at the end of the first half which Stephen Appiah shot high right footed to the goalkeepers right.

Ghana 2–1 United States
Draman 22'
Appiah 45+2' (pen.)
Report Dempsey 43'
Ghana
United States
GK 22 Richard Kingson
RB 15 John Paintsil
CB 5 John Mensah Yellow card 81'
CB 7 Illiasu Shilla Yellow card 32'
LB 13 Habib Mohamed
DM 8 Michael Essien Yellow card 5'
RM 9 Derek Boateng downward-facing red arrow 46'
LM 23 Haminu Draman downward-facing red arrow 80'
AM 10 Stephen Appiah (c) Yellow card 90+1'
CF 14 Matthew Amoah downward-facing red arrow 59'
CF 19 Razak Pimpong
Substitutions:
MF 20 Otto Addo upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 18 Eric Addo upward-facing green arrow 59'
FW 12 Alex Tachie-Mensah upward-facing green arrow 80'
Manager:
Serbia Ratomir Dujković
GK 18 Kasey Keller
RB 6 Steve Cherundolo downward-facing red arrow 61'
CB 13 Jimmy Conrad
CB 22 Oguchi Onyewu
LB 3 Carlos Bocanegra
DM 10 Claudio Reyna (c) downward-facing red arrow 40'
RM 8 Clint Dempsey
LM 7 Eddie Lewis Yellow card 7' downward-facing red arrow 74'
AM 21 Landon Donovan
CF 17 DaMarcus Beasley
CF 20 Brian McBride
Substitutions:
MF 14 Ben Olsen upward-facing green arrow 40'
FW 9 Eddie Johnson upward-facing green arrow 61'
MF 15 Bobby Convey upward-facing green arrow 74'
Manager:
Bruce Arena

Man of the Match:
Stephen Appiah (Ghana)

Assistant referees:
Christian Schräer (Germany)
Jan-Hendrik Salver (Germany)
Fourth official:
Toru Kamikawa (Japan)
Fifth official:
Yoshikazu Hiroshima (Japan)

Brazil vs Ghana Second Round Match

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Brazil 3–0 Ghana
Ronaldo 5'
Adriano 45+1'
Zé Roberto 84'
Report
Brazil
Ghana
GK 1 Dida
RB 2 Cafu (c)
CB 3 Lúcio
CB 4 Juan Yellow card 44'
LB 6 Roberto Carlos
CM 5 Emerson downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM 11 Zé Roberto
AM 8 Kaká downward-facing red arrow 83'
AM 10 Ronaldinho
CF 7 Adriano Yellow card 13' downward-facing red arrow 61'
CF 9 Ronaldo
Substitutions:
MF 17 Gilberto Silva upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 19 Juninho upward-facing green arrow 61'
MF 20 Ricardinho upward-facing green arrow 83'
Manager:
Carlos Alberto Parreira
GK 22 Richard Kingson
RB 15 John Paintsil Yellow card 29'
CB 5 John Mensah
CB 7 Illiasu Shilla
LB 6 Emmanuel Pappoe
RM 11 Sulley Muntari Yellow card 11'
CM 10 Stephen Appiah (c) Yellow card 7'
CM 18 Eric Addo Yellow card 38' downward-facing red arrow 60'
LM 23 Haminu Dramani
CF 14 Matthew Amoah downward-facing red arrow 70'
CF 3 Asamoah Gyan Yellow card 48' Yellow-red card 81'
Substitutions:
MF 9 Derek Boateng upward-facing green arrow 60'
FW 12 Alex Tachie-Mensah upward-facing green arrow 70'
Manager:
Serbia and Montenegro Ratomir Dujković

Man of the Match:
Zé Roberto (Brazil)

Assistant referees:
Roman Slysko (Slovakia)
Martin Balko (Slovakia)
Fourth official:
Mark Shield (Australia)
Fifth official:
Nathan Gibson (Australia)


South Africa 2010

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Coach: Serbia Milovan Rajevac

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Daniel Adjei (1989-11-10)10 November 1989 (aged 20) 2 Ghana Liberty Professionals
2 2DF Hans Sarpei (1976-06-28)28 June 1976 (aged 33) 23 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
3 4FW Asamoah Gyan (1985-11-22)22 November 1985 (aged 24) 32 France Rennes
4 2DF John Paintsil (1981-06-15)15 June 1981 (aged 28) 65 England Fulham
5 2DF John Mensah (c) (1982-11-29)29 November 1982 (aged 27) 58 England Sunderland
6 3MF Anthony Annan (1986-07-21)21 July 1986 (aged 23) 38 Norway Rosenborg
7 2DF Samuel Inkoom (1989-08-22)22 August 1989 (aged 20) 15 Switzerland Basel
8 2DF Jonathan Mensah (1990-07-13)13 July 1990 (aged 19) 3 Spain Granada
9 3MF Derek Boateng (1983-04-02)2 April 1983 (aged 27) 19 Spain Getafe
10 3MF Stephen Appiah (1980-12-24)24 December 1980 (aged 29) 56 Italy Bologna
11 3MF Sulley Muntari (1984-08-27)27 August 1984 (aged 25) 52 Italy Internazionale
12 4FW Prince Tagoe (1986-11-09)9 November 1986 (aged 23) 17 Germany 1899 Hoffenheim
13 3MF André Ayew (1989-12-17)17 December 1989 (aged 20) 15 France Arles-Avignon
14 4FW Matthew Amoah (1980-10-24)24 October 1980 (aged 29) 31 Netherlands NAC
15 2DF Isaac Vorsah (1988-06-21)21 June 1988 (aged 21) 6 Germany 1899 Hoffenheim
16 1GK Stephen Ahorlu (1989-05-10)10 May 1989 (aged 21) 0 Ghana Heart of Lions
17 2DF Abdul Rahim Ayew (1988-04-16)16 April 1988 (aged 22) 6 Egypt Zamalek
18 4FW Dominic Adiyiah (1989-11-29)29 November 1989 (aged 20) 4 Italy Milan
19 2DF Lee Addy (1985-09-26)26 September 1985 (aged 24) 3 Ghana Bechem Chelsea
20 3MF Quincy Owusu-Abeyie (1986-04-15)15 April 1986 (aged 24) 12 Qatar Al-Sadd
21 3MF Kwadwo Asamoah (1988-09-09)9 September 1988 (aged 21) 29 Italy Udinese
22 1GK Richard Kingson (1978-06-13)13 June 1978 (aged 31) 58 England Wigan Athletic
23 3MF Kevin-Prince Boateng (1987-03-06)6 March 1987 (aged 23) 0 England Portsmouth

Serbia vs Ghana

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Asamoah Gyan scored only goal of the game came in the 85th minute from the penalty spot, shooting to the goalkeepers right after a handball offence by Zdravko Kuzmanovic.

Serbia 0–1 Ghana
Report Gyan 85' (pen.)
Serbia[10]
Ghana[10]
GK 1 Vladimir Stojković
RB 6 Branislav Ivanović
CB 13 Aleksandar Luković Yellow card 54' Yellow-red card 74'
CB 5 Nemanja Vidić
LB 3 Aleksandar Kolarov
CM 11 Nenad Milijaš downward-facing red arrow 62'
CM 10 Dejan Stanković (c)
RW 17 Miloš Krasić
LW 14 Milan Jovanović downward-facing red arrow 76'
SS 9 Marko Pantelić
CF 15 Nikola Žigić Yellow card 19' downward-facing red arrow 69'
Substitutions:
MF 22 Zdravko Kuzmanović Yellow card 83' upward-facing green arrow 62'
FW 8 Danko Lazović upward-facing green arrow 69'
DF 20 Neven Subotić upward-facing green arrow 76'
Manager:
Radomir Antić
GK 22 Richard Kingson
RB 4 John Paintsil
CB 15 Isaac Vorsah Yellow card 26'
CB 5 John Mensah (c)
LB 2 Hans Sarpei
CM 6 Anthony Annan
CM 23 Kevin-Prince Boateng downward-facing red arrow 90+1'
RW 12 Prince Tagoe Yellow card 89'
AM 21 Kwadwo Asamoah downward-facing red arrow 73'
LW 13 André Ayew
CF 3 Asamoah Gyan downward-facing red arrow 90+3'
Substitutions:
MF 10 Stephen Appiah upward-facing green arrow 73'
DF 19 Lee Addy upward-facing green arrow 90+1'
MF 20 Quincy Owusu-Abeyie upward-facing green arrow 90+3'
Manager:
Serbia Milovan Rajevac
Serbia vs Ghana

Man of the Match:
Asamoah Gyan (Ghana)

Assistant referees:
Ricardo Casas (Argentina)[9]
Hernán Maidana (Argentina)[9]
Fourth official:
Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)[9]
Fifth official:
Jeffrey Gek Pheng (Singapore)[9]

Ghana vs Australia

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Asamoah Gyan scored the equalizer for Ghana in the 25th minute from the penalty spot, shooting low to the goalkeepers left after a handball by Harry Kewell on the goal-line for which he was shown a straight red card.

Ghana 1–1 Australia
Gyan 25' (pen.) Report Holman 11'
Ghana[11]
Australia[11]
GK 22 Richard Kingson (c)
RB 4 John Paintsil
CB 8 Jonathan Mensah Yellow card 79'
CB 19 Lee Addy Yellow card 40'
LB 2 Hans Sarpei
DM 6 Anthony Annan Yellow card 84'
CM 23 Kevin-Prince Boateng downward-facing red arrow 87'
RW 12 Prince Tagoe downward-facing red arrow 56'
AM 21 Kwadwo Asamoah downward-facing red arrow 77'
LW 13 André Ayew
CF 3 Asamoah Gyan
Substitutions:
MF 20 Quincy Owusu-Abeyie upward-facing green arrow 56'
MF 11 Sulley Muntari upward-facing green arrow 77'
FW 14 Matthew Amoah upward-facing green arrow 87'
Manager:
Serbia Milovan Rajevac
GK 1 Mark Schwarzer
RB 8 Luke Wilkshire downward-facing red arrow 84'
CB 2 Lucas Neill (c)
CB 3 Craig Moore Yellow card 85'
LB 21 David Carney
CM 5 Jason Culina
CM 16 Carl Valeri
RW 7 Brett Emerton
AM 14 Brett Holman downward-facing red arrow 68'
LW 23 Mark Bresciano downward-facing red arrow 66'
CF 10 Harry Kewell Red card 24'
Substitutions:
DF 11 Scott Chipperfield upward-facing green arrow 66'
FW 9 Joshua Kennedy upward-facing green arrow 68'
FW 17 Nikita Rukavytsya upward-facing green arrow 84'
Manager:
Netherlands Pim Verbeek

Man of the Match:
Asamoah Gyan (Ghana)

Assistant referees:
Paolo Calcagno (Italy)
Stefano Ayroldi (Italy)
Fourth official:
Carlos Simon (Brazil)
Fifth official:
Altemir Hausmann (Brazil)

Ghana vs Germany

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Ghana 0–1 Germany
Report Özil 60'
Attendance: 83,391
Referee: Carlos Simon (Brazil)
Ghana[12]
Germany[12]
GK 22 Richard Kingson
RB 4 John Paintsil
CB 5 John Mensah (c)
CB 8 Jonathan Mensah
LB 2 Hans Sarpei
DM 6 Anthony Annan
CM 23 Kevin-Prince Boateng
CM 21 Kwadwo Asamoah
RW 12 Prince Tagoe downward-facing red arrow 64'
LW 13 André Ayew Yellow card 40' downward-facing red arrow 90+2'
CF 3 Asamoah Gyan downward-facing red arrow 82'
Substitutions:
MF 11 Sulley Muntari upward-facing green arrow 64'
FW 14 Matthew Amoah upward-facing green arrow 82'
FW 18 Dominic Adiyiah upward-facing green arrow 90+2'
Manager:
Serbia Milovan Rajevac
GK 1 Manuel Neuer
RB 16 Philipp Lahm (c)
CB 17 Per Mertesacker
CB 3 Arne Friedrich
LB 20 Jérôme Boateng downward-facing red arrow 73'
CM 7 Bastian Schweinsteiger downward-facing red arrow 81'
CM 6 Sami Khedira
RW 13 Thomas Müller Yellow card 43' downward-facing red arrow 67'
AM 8 Mesut Özil
LW 10 Lukas Podolski
CF 19 Cacau
Substitutions:
MF 15 Piotr Trochowski upward-facing green arrow 67'
MF 2 Marcell Jansen upward-facing green arrow 73'
MF 18 Toni Kroos upward-facing green arrow 81'
Manager:
Joachim Löw

Man of the Match:
Mesut Özil (Germany)

Assistant referees:
Altemir Hausmann (Brazil)
Roberto Braatz (Brazil)
Fourth official:
Martín Vázquez (Uruguay)
Fifth official:
Carlos Pastorino (Uruguay)

United States vs Ghana

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United States vs Ghana was played on 26 June 2010 at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg. The match was watched by 19 million Americans, making it the most watched association football match in American television history.[13] The match was won by Ghana in extra time, after Asamoah Gyan broke a 1–1 deadlock. Kevin-Prince Boateng scored the opening goal of the match for Ghana in the 5th minute. The goal followed an error by Ricardo Clark, who lost the ball to Ghana in midfield. Boateng took the ball to the edge of the penalty area, beating US goalkeeper Tim Howard with a low left foot shot. Landon Donovan equalised with a penalty kick in the 62nd minute, awarded after Jonathan Mensah fouled Clint Dempsey. The US had chances to win the game thereafter, but they were unable to get past Ghana's goalkeeper Richard Kingson. The match thus went to extra time. In the third minute, Gyan latched onto a high long ball, chesting it down and holding off two defenders before scoring the winner.[14] After the match, Ghana's coach Milovan Rajevac hailed his side's achievement in becoming one of the "best eight teams in the world", but regretted the number of players that would miss the quarter-final against Uruguay because of injury or suspension.[15] The president of the Soccer Federation, Sunil Gulati, lamented the team's failure to make the quarter-finals and thereby further raise the profile of the sport in the US.[16]

United States 1–2 (a.e.t.) Ghana
Donovan 62' (pen.) Report Boateng 5'
Gyan 93'
United States[17]
Ghana[17]
GK 1 Tim Howard
RB 6 Steve Cherundolo Yellow card 18'
CB 15 Jay DeMerit
CB 3 Carlos Bocanegra (c) Yellow card 68'
LB 12 Jonathan Bornstein
CM 4 Michael Bradley
CM 13 Ricardo Clark Yellow card 7' downward-facing red arrow 31'
RW 8 Clint Dempsey
LW 10 Landon Donovan
CF 17 Jozy Altidore downward-facing red arrow 91'
CF 20 Robbie Findley downward-facing red arrow 46'
Substitutions:
MF 19 Maurice Edu upward-facing green arrow 31'
MF 22 Benny Feilhaber upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 9 Herculez Gomez upward-facing green arrow 91'
Manager:
Bob Bradley
GK 22 Richard Kingson
CB 4 John Paintsil
CB 5 John Mensah (c)
CB 8 Jonathan Mensah Yellow card 61'
RWB 7 Samuel Inkoom downward-facing red arrow 113'
LWB 2 Hans Sarpei downward-facing red arrow 73'
CM 6 Anthony Annan
CM 23 Kevin-Prince Boateng downward-facing red arrow 78'
RW 21 Kwadwo Asamoah
LW 13 André Ayew Yellow card 90+2'
CF 3 Asamoah Gyan
Substitutions:
DF 19 Lee Addy upward-facing green arrow 73'
MF 10 Stephen Appiah upward-facing green arrow 78'
MF 11 Sulley Muntari upward-facing green arrow 113'
Manager:
Serbia Milovan Rajevac

Man of the Match:
André Ayew (Ghana)

Assistant referees:
Gábor Erős (Hungary)
Tibor Vámos (Hungary)
Fourth official:
Michael Hester (New Zealand)
Fifth official:
Tevita Makasini (Tonga)


Uruguay vs Ghana

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Uruguay and Ghana met on 2 July 2010 at Soccer City, Johannesburg for a place in the semi-final against the Netherlands. It was the first time that the teams had ever played each other in a senior competitive football match. After a dramatic 120 minutes of play (including extra time) that finished 1–1, Uruguay won in a penalty shoot-out 4–2.[18] Uruguay dominated the early periods of the match, but suffered an injury to captain Diego Lugano in the first half. Just before half-time, Ghana took the lead when Sulley Muntari was allowed time on the ball by Uruguay, and took advantage by scoring with a shot from 40 yards. After half-time, Diego Forlán pulled Uruguay level with a free kick from the left side of the field that went over the head of Ghana's goalkeeper Richard Kingson. While both teams had chances to win, the match proceeded to extra time as the scores remained level. Late in extra time, Ghana sent a free kick into the box; Luis Suárez blocked Stephen Appiah's shot on the goal line.[19] On the rebound, Dominic Adiyiah's header was heading into the goal, but Suárez blatantly blocked the shot with his hands[20] to save what would have been the extra-time winner[21] and he was red carded. Asamoah Gyan missed the ensuing penalty kick off the crossbar[19] and Suárez celebrated the miss.[22][23] In the shootout, Gyan converted his penalty,[21] as did everybody else until the 4th round of penalty kicks when Adiyiah's penalty was saved by Uruguayan goalkeeper Fernando Muslera. Uruguay's Maxi Pereira then hit his penalty kick over the bar. Muslera saved Captain John Mensah's, and Ghana's fifth, penalty.[18] Sebastián Abreu converted Uruguay's fifth spot kick by lightly chipping it Panenka-style to win the match.[24] After the game, Suárez said, "I made the save of the tournament,"[21] and, referring to the infamous handball goal scored by Diego Maradona in the 1986 World Cup, claimed that "The 'Hand of God' now belongs to me." Suárez claimed he had no alternative and was acting out of instinct.[25] Forlán agreed that Suárez saved the game, "Suárez this time, instead of scoring goals, he saved one, I think he saved the game.[21] Ghana coach Milovan Rajevac said the play was an "injustice"[22] and Suárez was labeled a "villain"[25][26] and a "cheat".[20][27] But Uruguay coach, Óscar Tabárez, said these labels were too harsh, "Well, there was a handball in the penalty area, there was a red card and Suárez was thrown out. Saying that Ghana were cheated out of the game is too harsh. We have to go by the rules. It might have been a mistake by my player but I do not like that word ‘cheating’."[28] Ghana was the last African team left in the tournament and if they had won, they would have been the first team from Africa to ever make the semifinals.[29] But others viewed him as a hero[20][30] who sacrificed himself in the semifinal for the unlikely chance that his team could win.[27][31] A distraught Gyan conceded, "I would say Suárez is a hero now in his own country, because the ball was going in and he held it with his hand. He is a hero now."[29]

Uruguay[32]
Ghana[32]
GK 1 Fernando Muslera
RB 16 Maxi Pereira
CB 2 Diego Lugano (c) downward-facing red arrow 38'
CB 6 Mauricio Victorino
LB 4 Jorge Fucile Yellow card 20'
RM 20 Álvaro Fernández downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM 15 Diego Pérez Yellow card 59'
CM 17 Egidio Arévalo Ríos Yellow card 48'
LM 7 Edinson Cavani downward-facing red arrow 76'
CF 9 Luis Suárez Red card 120+1'
CF 10 Diego Forlán
Substitutions:
DF 19 Andrés Scotti upward-facing green arrow 38'
MF 14 Nicolás Lodeiro upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 13 Sebastián Abreu upward-facing green arrow 76'
Manager:
Óscar Tabárez
GK 22 Richard Kingson
RB 4 John Paintsil Yellow card 54'
CB 15 Isaac Vorsah
CB 5 John Mensah (c) Yellow card 93'
LB 2 Hans Sarpei Yellow card 77'
DM 6 Anthony Annan
RM 7 Samuel Inkoom downward-facing red arrow 74'
CM 21 Kwadwo Asamoah
CM 23 Kevin-Prince Boateng
LM 11 Sulley Muntari downward-facing red arrow 88'
CF 3 Asamoah Gyan
Substitutions:
MF 10 Stephen Appiah upward-facing green arrow 74'
FW 18 Dominic Adiyiah upward-facing green arrow 88'
Manager:
Serbia Milovan Rajevac

Man of the Match:
Diego Forlán (Uruguay)

Assistant referees:
José Manuel Silva Cardinal (Portugal)
Bertino Miranda (Portugal)
Fourth official:
Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)
Fifth official:
Fermín Martínez Ibánez (Spain)


Brazil 2014

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Head coach: Ghana James Kwesi Appiah

The final squad was announced on 1 June 2014.[33] On 26 June 2014, midfielders Sulley Muntari and Kevin-Prince Boateng were sent home and indefinitely suspended from the national team for disciplinary reasons.[34][35]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Stephen Adams (1989-09-28)28 September 1989 (aged 24) 7 Ghana Aduana Stars
2 2DF Samuel Inkoom (1989-06-01)1 June 1989 (aged 25) 46 Greece Platanias[36]
3 4FW Asamoah Gyan (c) (1985-11-22)22 November 1985 (aged 28) 79 United Arab Emirates Al-Ain
4 2DF Daniel Opare (1990-10-18)18 October 1990 (aged 23) 16 Belgium Standard Liège[37]
5 3MF Michael Essien (1982-12-03)3 December 1982 (aged 31) 57 Italy Milan
6 3MF Afriyie Acquah (1992-01-05)5 January 1992 (aged 22) 5 Italy Parma
7 3MF Christian Atsu (1992-01-10)10 January 1992 (aged 22) 23 Netherlands Vitesse[38]
8 3MF Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu (1990-12-02)2 December 1990 (aged 23) 49 Italy Udinese
9 4FW Kevin-Prince Boateng (1987-03-06)6 March 1987 (aged 27) 13 Germany Schalke 04
10 3MF André Ayew (1989-12-17)17 December 1989 (aged 24) 49 France Marseille
11 3MF Sulley Muntari (1984-08-27)27 August 1984 (aged 29) 82 Italy Milan
12 1GK Adam Kwarasey (1987-12-12)12 December 1987 (aged 26) 21 Norway Strømsgodset
13 4FW Jordan Ayew (1991-09-11)11 September 1991 (aged 22) 13 France Sochaux[39]
14 3MF Albert Adomah (1987-12-13)13 December 1987 (aged 26) 15 England Middlesbrough
15 2DF Rashid Sumaila (1992-12-18)18 December 1992 (aged 21) 6 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
16 1GK Fatau Dauda (1985-04-06)6 April 1985 (aged 29) 18 South Africa Orlando Pirates
17 3MF Mohammed Rabiu (1989-12-31)31 December 1989 (aged 24) 17 Russia Kuban Krasnodar
18 4FW Majeed Waris (1991-09-19)19 September 1991 (aged 22) 13 France Valenciennes[40]
19 2DF Jonathan Mensah (1990-07-13)13 July 1990 (aged 23) 27 France Evian
20 3MF Kwadwo Asamoah (1988-12-09)9 December 1988 (aged 25) 62 Italy Juventus
21 2DF John Boye (1987-04-23)23 April 1987 (aged 27) 30 France Rennes
22 3MF Mubarak Wakaso (1990-07-25)25 July 1990 (aged 23) 17 Russia Rubin Kazan
23 2DF Harrison Afful (1986-06-24)24 June 1986 (aged 27) 41 Tunisia Espérance

Ghana vs United States

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Ghana 1–2 United States
A. Ayew 82' Dempsey 1'
Brooks 86'
Attendance: 51,081

Germany vs Ghana

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Germany 2–2 Ghana
Götze 51'
Klose 71'
A. Ayew 54'
Gyan 63'
Attendance: 59,481
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)

Portugal vs Ghana

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Portugal 2–1 Ghana
Boye 31' (o.g.)
Ronaldo 80'
Gyan 57'

Qatar 2022

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Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6 Advanced to knockout stage
2  South Korea 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3  Uruguay 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
4  Ghana 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2 3
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Portugal 3–2 Ghana
Report
Attendance: 42,662

South Korea 2–3 Ghana
Report

Ghana 0–2 Uruguay
Report
Attendance: 43,443

Record players

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Rank Player Matches World Cups
1 Asamoah Gyan 11 2006, 2010 and 2014
2 Richard Kingson 9 2006 and 2010
John Paintsil 9 2006 and 2010
Sulley Muntari 9 2006, 2010 and 2014
André Ayew 9 2010, 2014 and 2022
6 John Mensah 8 2006 and 2010
Kwadwo Asamoah 8 2010 and 2014
8 Stephen Appiah 7 2006 and 2010
Kevin-Prince Boateng 7 2010 and 2014
10 Matthew Amoah 6 2006 and 2010
Jonathan Mensah 6 2010 and 2014

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Goals World Cups
1 Asamoah Gyan 6 2006 (1), 2010 (3) and 2014 (2)
2 André Ayew 3 2014 (2) and 2022 (1)
3 Sulley Muntari 2 2006 and 2010
Mohammed Kudus 2 2022
5 Stephen Appiah 1 2006
Haminu Draman 1 2006
Kevin-Prince Boateng 1 2010
Osman Bukari 1 2022
Mohammed Salisu 1 2022

See also

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