Ghana at the FIFA World Cup

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.

For the women's team, see Ghana at the FIFA Women's World Cup.

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. [1][2]

This article is about the recent FIFA World Cup history of one of the leading nations in African football, Ghana.

FIFA World Cup record

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

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.[3] Ghana had the youngest team in the FIFA World Cup 2006 with an average age of 23 years and 352 days,[3] and were praised for their improving performance.[4][5] FIFA ranked Ghana 13th out of the 32 countries who competed in the tournament.[6]

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.[7] 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.[8]

In the 2014 World Cup, Ghana was eliminated during the group stages.

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
1930 Did not enter
1934
1938
1950
1954
1958
1962 Did not qualify
1966 Withdrew
1970 Did not qualify
1974
1978
1982 Withdrew
1986 Did not qualify
1990
1994
1998
2002
2006 Round of 16 13th 4 2 0 2 4 6
2010 Quarter-final 7th 5 2 2 1 5 4
2014 Group stage 25th 3 0 1 2 4 6
2018 Did not qualify
2022 TBD
2026
Total Quarter-finals 3/21 12 4 3 5 13 16

Germany 2006

Head coach: Ratomir Dujković

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

Italy vs Ghana
Italy 2–0 Ghana
Pirlo  40'
Iaquinta  83'		 Report
Attendance: 43,000
Referee: Carlos Simon (Brazil)
Italy
Ghana
GK1Gianluigi Buffon
RB2Cristian Zaccardo
CB13Alessandro Nesta
CB5Fabio Cannavaro (c)
LB3Fabio Grosso
DM21Andrea Pirlo
RM20Simone Perrotta
LM4Daniele De Rossi 10'
AM10Francesco Totti 56'
CF11Alberto Gilardino 64'
CF9Luca Toni 82'
Substitutions:
MF16Mauro Camoranesi 62' 56'
FW15Vincenzo Iaquinta 88' 64'
FW7Alessandro Del Piero 82'
Manager:
Marcello Lippi
GK22Richard Kingson
RB15John Paintsil
CB4Samuel Kuffour
CB5John Mensah
LB6Emmanuel Pappoe 46'
RM18Eric Addo
CM8Michael Essien
CM10Stephen Appiah (c)
LM11Sulley Muntari 41'
CF14Matthew Amoah 68'
CF3Asamoah Gyan 65' 89'
Substitutions:
DF7Illiasu Shilla 46'
FW19Razak Pimpong 68'
FW12Alex Tachie-Mensah 89'
Manager:
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

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'
Attendance: 45,000
Czech Republic
Ghana
GK1Petr Čech
RB2Zdeněk Grygera
CB21Tomáš Ujfaluši 65'
CB22David Rozehnal
LB6Marek Jankulovski
DM4Tomáš Galásek (c) 46'
RM8Karel Poborský 56'
CM10Tomáš Rosický
CM11Pavel Nedvěd
LM20Jaroslav Plašil 68'
CF12Vratislav Lokvenc 49'
Substitutions:
MF19Jan Polák 46'
MF17Jiří Štajner 56'
FW7Libor Sionko 68'
Manager:
Karel Brückner
GK22Richard Kingson
RB15John Paintsil
CB5John Mensah
CB7Illiasu Shilla
LB13Habib Mohamed 90+3'
RM20Otto Addo 18' 46'
CM8Michael Essien 37'
CM10Stephen Appiah (c)
LM11Sulley Muntari 84'
CF14Matthew Amoah 80'
CF3Asamoah Gyan 66' 85'
Substitutions:
MF9Derek Boateng 75' 46'
MF18Eric Addo 80'
FW19Razak Pimpong 85'
Manager:
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

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'
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Ghana
United States
GK22Richard Kingson
RB15John Paintsil
CB5John Mensah 81'
CB7Illiasu Shilla 32'
LB13Habib Mohamed
DM8Michael Essien 5'
RM9Derek Boateng 46'
LM23Haminu Draman 80'
AM10Stephen Appiah (c) 90+1'
CF14Matthew Amoah 59'
CF19Razak Pimpong
Substitutions:
MF20Otto Addo 46'
MF18Eric Addo 59'
FW12Alex Tachie-Mensah 80'
Manager:
Ratomir Dujković
GK18Kasey Keller
RB6Steve Cherundolo 61'
CB13Jimmy Conrad
CB22Oguchi Onyewu
LB3Carlos Bocanegra
DM10Claudio Reyna (c) 40'
RM8Clint Dempsey
LM7Eddie Lewis 7' 74'
AM21Landon Donovan
CF17DaMarcus Beasley
CF20Brian McBride
Substitutions:
MF14Ben Olsen 40'
FW9Eddie Johnson 61'
MF15Bobby Convey 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
Brazil 3–0 Ghana
Ronaldo  5'
Adriano  45+1'
Zé Roberto  84'		 Report
Attendance: 65,000
Brazil
Ghana
GK1Dida
RB2Cafu (c)
CB3Lúcio
CB4Juan 44'
LB6Roberto Carlos
CM5Emerson 46'
CM11Zé Roberto
AM8Kaká 83'
AM10Ronaldinho
CF7Adriano 13' 61'
CF9Ronaldo
Substitutions:
MF17Gilberto Silva 46'
MF19Juninho 61'
MF20Ricardinho 83'
Manager:
Carlos Alberto Parreira
GK22Richard Kingson
RB15John Paintsil 29'
CB5John Mensah
CB7Illiasu Shilla
LB6Emmanuel Pappoe
RM11Sulley Muntari 11'
CM10Stephen Appiah (c) 7'
CM18Eric Addo 38' 60'
LM23Haminu Dramani
CF14Matthew Amoah 70'
CF3Asamoah Gyan 48'  81'
Substitutions:
MF9Derek Boateng 60'
FW12Alex Tachie-Mensah 70'
Manager:
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

Coach: Milovan Rajevac

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

Serbia vs Ghana

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.)
Attendance: 38,833
Serbia[12]
Ghana[12]
GK1Vladimir Stojković
RB6Branislav Ivanović
CB13Aleksandar Luković 54'  74'
CB5Nemanja Vidić
LB3Aleksandar Kolarov
CM11Nenad Milijaš 62'
CM10Dejan Stanković (c)
RW17Miloš Krasić
LW14Milan Jovanović 76'
SS9Marko Pantelić
CF15Nikola Žigić 19' 69'
Substitutions:
MF22Zdravko Kuzmanović 83' 62'
FW8Danko Lazović 69'
DF20Neven Subotić 76'
Manager:
Radomir Antić
GK22Richard Kingson
RB4John Paintsil
CB15Isaac Vorsah 26'
CB5John Mensah (c)
LB2Hans Sarpei
CM6Anthony Annan
CM23Kevin-Prince Boateng 90+1'
RW12Prince Tagoe 89'
AM21Kwadwo Asamoah 73'
LW13André Ayew
CF3Asamoah Gyan 90+3'
Substitutions:
MF10Stephen Appiah 73'
DF19Lee Addy 90+1'
MF20Quincy Owusu-Abeyie 90+3'
Manager:
Milovan Rajevac
Serbia vs Ghana

Man of the Match:
Asamoah Gyan (Ghana)

Assistant referees:
Ricardo Casas (Argentina)[11]
Hernán Maidana (Argentina)[11]
Fourth official:
Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)[11]
Fifth official:
Jeffrey Gek Pheng (Singapore)[11]

Ghana vs Australia

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'
Attendance: 34,812
Ghana[13]
Australia[13]
GK22Richard Kingson (c)
RB4John Paintsil
CB8Jonathan Mensah 79'
CB19Lee Addy 40'
LB2Hans Sarpei
DM6Anthony Annan 84'
CM23Kevin-Prince Boateng 87'
RW12Prince Tagoe 56'
AM21Kwadwo Asamoah 77'
LW13André Ayew
CF3Asamoah Gyan
Substitutions:
MF20Quincy Owusu-Abeyie 56'
MF11Sulley Muntari 77'
FW14Matthew Amoah 87'
Manager:
Milovan Rajevac
GK1Mark Schwarzer
RB8Luke Wilkshire 84'
CB2Lucas Neill (c)
CB3Craig Moore 85'
LB21David Carney
CM5Jason Culina
CM16Carl Valeri
RW7Brett Emerton
AM14Brett Holman 68'
LW23Mark Bresciano 66'
CF10Harry Kewell 24'
Substitutions:
DF11Scott Chipperfield 66'
FW9Joshua Kennedy 68'
FW17Nikita Rukavytsya 84'
Manager:
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
Ghana 0–1 Germany
Report Özil  60'
Attendance: 83,391
Referee: Carlos Simon (Brazil)
Ghana[14]
Germany[14]
GK22Richard Kingson
RB4John Paintsil
CB5John Mensah (c)
CB8Jonathan Mensah
LB2Hans Sarpei
DM6Anthony Annan
CM23Kevin-Prince Boateng
CM21Kwadwo Asamoah
RW12Prince Tagoe 64'
LW13André Ayew 40' 90+2'
CF3Asamoah Gyan 82'
Substitutions:
MF11Sulley Muntari 64'
FW14Matthew Amoah 82'
FW18Dominic Adiyiah 90+2'
Manager:
Milovan Rajevac
GK1Manuel Neuer
RB16Philipp Lahm (c)
CB17Per Mertesacker
CB3Arne Friedrich
LB20Jérôme Boateng 73'
CM7Bastian Schweinsteiger 81'
CM6Sami Khedira
RW13Thomas Müller 43' 67'
AM8Mesut Özil
LW10Lukas Podolski
CF19Cacau
Substitutions:
MF15Piotr Trochowski 67'
MF2Marcell Jansen 73'
MF18Toni Kroos 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

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.[15] 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.[16] 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.[17] 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.[18]

United States 1–2 (a.e.t.) Ghana
Donovan  62' (pen.) Report Boateng  5'
Gyan  93'
Attendance: 34,976
USA[19]
Ghana[19]
GK1Tim Howard
RB6Steve Cherundolo 18'
CB15Jay DeMerit
CB3Carlos Bocanegra (c) 68'
LB12Jonathan Bornstein
CM4Michael Bradley
CM13Ricardo Clark 7' 31'
RW8Clint Dempsey
LW10Landon Donovan
CF17Jozy Altidore 91'
CF20Robbie Findley 46'
Substitutions:
MF19Maurice Edu 31'
MF22Benny Feilhaber 46'
FW9Herculez Gomez 91'
Manager:
Bob Bradley
GK22Richard Kingson
CB4John Paintsil
CB5John Mensah (c)
CB8Jonathan Mensah 61'
RWB7Samuel Inkoom 113'
LWB2Hans Sarpei 73'
CM6Anthony Annan
CM23Kevin-Prince Boateng 78'
RW21Kwadwo Asamoah
LW13André Ayew 90+2'
CF3Asamoah Gyan
Substitutions:
DF19Lee Addy 73'
MF10Stephen Appiah 78'
MF11Sulley Muntari 113'
Manager:
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

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.[20] 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.[21] On the rebound, Dominic Adiyiah's header was heading into the goal, but Suárez blatantly blocked the shot with his hands[22] to save what would have been the extra-time winner[23] and he was red carded. Asamoah Gyan missed the ensuing penalty kick off the crossbar[21] and Suárez celebrated the miss.[24][25] In the shootout, Gyan converted his penalty,[23] 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.[20] Sebastián Abreu converted Uruguay's fifth spot kick by lightly chipping it Panenka-style to win the match.[26] After the game, Suárez said, "I made the save of the tournament,"[23] 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.[27] Forlán agreed that Suárez saved the game, "Suárez this time, instead of scoring goals, he saved one, I think he saved the game.[23] Ghana coach Milovan Rajevac said the play was an "injustice"[24] and Suárez was labeled a "villain"[27][28] and a "cheat".[22][29] 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’."[30] 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.[31] But others viewed him as a hero[22][32] who sacrificed himself in the semifinal for the unlikely chance that his team could win.[29][33] 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."[31]

Uruguay 1–1 (a.e.t.) Ghana
Forlán  55' Report Muntari  45+2'
Penalties
Forlán
Victorino
Scotti
M. Pereira
Abreu 		4–2 Gyan
Appiah
Mensah
Adiyiah
Attendance: 84,017
Uruguay[34]
Ghana[34]
GK1Fernando Muslera
RB16Maxi Pereira
CB2Diego Lugano (c) 38'
CB6Mauricio Victorino
LB4Jorge Fucile 20'
RM20Álvaro Fernández 46'
CM15Diego Pérez 59'
CM17Egidio Arévalo Ríos 48'
LM7Edinson Cavani 76'
CF9Luis Suárez 120+1'
CF10Diego Forlán
Substitutions:
DF19Andrés Scotti 38'
MF14Nicolás Lodeiro 46'
FW13Sebastián Abreu 76'
Manager:
Óscar Tabárez
GK22Richard Kingson
RB4John Paintsil 54'
CB15Isaac Vorsah
CB5John Mensah (c) 93'
LB2Hans Sarpei 77'
DM6Anthony Annan
RM7Samuel Inkoom 74'
CM21Kwadwo Asamoah
CM23Kevin-Prince Boateng
LM11Sulley Muntari 88'
CF3Asamoah Gyan
Substitutions:
MF10Stephen Appiah 74'
FW18Dominic Adiyiah 88'
Manager:
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

Head coach: James Kwesi Appiah

The final squad was announced on 1 June 2014.[35] On 26 June 2014, midfielders Sulley Muntari and Kevin-Prince Boateng were sent home and indefinitely suspended from the national team for disciplinary reasons.[36][37]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Stephen Adams (1989-09-28)28 September 1989 (aged 24) 7 Aduana Stars
2 2DF Samuel Inkoom (1989-06-01)1 June 1989 (aged 25) 46 Platanias[38]
3 4FW Asamoah Gyan (c) (1985-11-22)22 November 1985 (aged 28) 79 Al-Ain
4 2DF Daniel Opare (1990-10-18)18 October 1990 (aged 23) 16 Standard Liège[39]
5 3MF Michael Essien (1982-12-03)3 December 1982 (aged 31) 57 Milan
6 3MF Afriyie Acquah (1992-01-05)5 January 1992 (aged 22) 5 Parma
7 3MF Christian Atsu (1992-01-10)10 January 1992 (aged 22) 23 Vitesse[40]
8 3MF Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu (1990-12-02)2 December 1990 (aged 23) 49 Udinese
9 4FW Kevin-Prince Boateng (1987-03-06)6 March 1987 (aged 27) 13 Schalke 04
10 3MF André Ayew (1989-12-17)17 December 1989 (aged 24) 49 Marseille
11 3MF Sulley Muntari (1984-08-27)27 August 1984 (aged 29) 82 Milan
12 1GK Adam Kwarasey (1987-12-12)12 December 1987 (aged 26) 21 Strømsgodset
13 4FW Jordan Ayew (1991-09-11)11 September 1991 (aged 22) 13 Sochaux[41]
14 3MF Albert Adomah (1987-12-13)13 December 1987 (aged 26) 15 Middlesbrough
15 2DF Rashid Sumaila (1992-12-18)18 December 1992 (aged 21) 6 Mamelodi Sundowns
16 1GK Fatau Dauda (1985-04-06)6 April 1985 (aged 29) 18 Orlando Pirates
17 3MF Mohammed Rabiu (1989-12-31)31 December 1989 (aged 24) 17 Kuban Krasnodar
18 4FW Majeed Waris (1991-09-19)19 September 1991 (aged 22) 13 Valenciennes[42]
19 2DF Jonathan Mensah (1990-07-13)13 July 1990 (aged 23) 27 Evian
20 3MF Kwadwo Asamoah (1988-12-09)9 December 1988 (aged 25) 62 Juventus
21 2DF John Boye (1987-04-23)23 April 1987 (aged 27) 30 Rennes
22 3MF Wakaso Mubarak (1990-07-25)25 July 1990 (aged 23) 17 Rubin Kazan
23 2DF Harrison Afful (1986-06-24)24 June 1986 (aged 27) 41 Espérance

Ghana vs United States
Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup Group G § Ghana vs United States
Ghana 1–2 United States
A. Ayew  82' Dempsey  1'
Brooks  86'
Attendance: 51,081

The United States beat Ghana, 2-1.

Germany vs Ghana
Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup Group G § Germany vs Ghana

Germany and Ghana tied, 2-2.

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

Portugal vs Ghana
Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup Group G § Portugal vs Ghana

Portugal beat Ghana, 2-1.

Portugal 2–1 Ghana
Boye  31' (o.g.)
Ronaldo  80'		 Gyan  57'
Attendance: 67,540

Record players
No. Name Matches World Cups
1Asamoah Gyan112006, 2010 and 2014
2 Richard Kingson92006 and 2010
John Paintsil92006 and 2010
Sulley Muntari92006, 2010 and 2014
5 John Mensah82006 and 2010
Kwadwo Asamoah82010 and 2014
7 Stephen Appiah72006 and 2010
André Ayew72010 and 2014
Kevin-Prince Boateng72010 and 2014
10 Matthew Amoah62006 and 2010
Jonathan Mensah62010 and 2014

Top Goalscorers
No. Name Goals World Cups
1Asamoah Gyan62006, 2010 and 2014
2 Sulley Muntari22006 and 2010
André Ayew22014
4 Stephen Appiah12006
Haminu Draman12006
Kevin-Prince Boateng12010

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