Ghana at the FIFA World Cup - wikipedia Ghana at the FIFA World Cup The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer 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 recent FIFA World Cup history of one of the leading nations in African football, Ghana. Contents 1 FIFA World Cup record 2 2006 FIFA World Cup 2.1 Italy vs Ghana 2.2 Czech Republic vs Ghana 2.3 Ghana vs United States 2.4 Brazil vs Ghana Second Round Match 3 2010 FIFA World Cup 3.1 Serbia vs Ghana 3.2 Ghana vs Australia 3.3 Ghana vs Germany 3.4 United States vs Ghana Second Round Match 3.5 Uruguay vs Ghana Quarter - Final Match 4 2014 FIFA World Cup 4.1 Ghana vs United States 4.2 Germany vs Ghana 4.3 Portugal vs Ghana 5 Record Players 6 Top Goalscorers 7 References 8 External links 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. Ghana had the youngest team in the FIFA World Cup 2006 with an average age of 23 years and 352 days, and were praised for their improving performance. FIFA ranked Ghana 13th out of the 32 countries who competed in the tournament. 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. 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. 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 GF GA 1930 to 1958 Did not enter 1962 Did not qualify 1966 Withdrew 1970 to 1978 Did not qualify 1982 Withdrew 1986 to 2002 Did not qualify 2006 Round of 16 13th 0 6 Quarter - Final 7th 5 5 2014 Round 1 25th 0 6 2018 Did Not Qualify 2022 To Be Determined Total 3 / 21 12 5 13 16 2006 FIFA World Cup Head coach : Ratomir Dujković No. Pos. Player Date of birth ( age ) Caps Club 1GK Sammy Adjei ( 1980 - 09 - 01 ) 1 September 1980 ( aged 25 ) 31 F.C. Ashdod 3MF Hans Sarpei ( 1976 - 06 - 28 ) 28 June 1976 ( aged 29 ) 7 VfL Wolfsburg 4FW Asamoah Gyan ( 1985 - 11 - 22 ) 22 November 1985 ( aged 20 ) 13 Udinese 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 ) 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 ) 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 ) 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 Italy vs Ghana 12 June 2006 21 : 00 Italy 2 -- 0 Ghana Pirlo 40 ' Iaquinta 83 ' Report FIFA WM Stadion Hannover, Hanover Attendance : 43,000 Referee : Carlos Simon ( Brazil ) Italy Ghana GK Gianluigi Buffon RB Cristian Zaccardo CB 13 Alessandro Nesta CB 5 Fabio Cannavaro ( c ) LB Fabio Grosso DM 21 Andrea Pirlo RM 20 Simone Perrotta LM Daniele De Rossi 10 ' AM 10 Francesco Totti 56 ' CF 11 Alberto Gilardino 64 ' CF 9 Luca Toni 82 ' Substitutions : MF 16 Mauro Camoranesi 62 ' 56 ' FW 15 Vincenzo Iaquinta 88 ' 64 ' FW 7 Alessandro Del Piero 82 ' Manager : Marcello Lippi GK 22 Richard Kingson RB 15 John Paintsil CB Samuel Kuffour CB 5 John Mensah LB 6 Emmanuel Pappoe 46 ' RM 18 Eric Addo CM 8 Michael Essien CM 10 Stephen Appiah ( c ) LM 11 Sulley Muntari 41 ' CF 14 Matthew Amoah 68 ' CF Asamoah Gyan 65 ' 89 ' Substitutions : DF 7 Illiasu Shilla 46 ' FW 19 Razak Pimpong 68 ' FW 12 Alex Tachie - Mensah 89 ' Manager : Ratomir Dujković Wikinews has related news : Italy shut out Ghana for 2 - 0 win in Group E 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. 17 June 2006 18 : 00 Czech Republic 0 -- 2 Ghana Report Gyan 2 ' Muntari 82 ' FIFA WM Stadion Köln, Cologne Attendance : 45,000 Referee : Horacio Elizondo ( Argentina ) Czech Republic Ghana GK Petr Čech RB Zdeněk Grygera CB 21 Tomáš Ujfaluši 65 ' CB 22 David Rozehnal LB 6 Marek Jankulovski DM Tomáš Galásek ( c ) 46 ' RM 8 Karel Poborský 56 ' CM 10 Tomáš Rosický CM 11 Pavel Nedvěd LM 20 Jaroslav Plašil 68 ' CF 12 Vratislav Lokvenc 49 ' Substitutions : MF 19 Jan Polák 46 ' MF 17 Jiří Štajner 56 ' FW 7 Libor Sionko 68 ' Manager : Karel Brückner GK 22 Richard Kingson RB 15 John Paintsil CB 5 John Mensah CB 7 Illiasu Shilla LB 13 Habib Mohamed 90 + 3 ' RM 20 Otto Addo 18 ' 46 ' CM 8 Michael Essien 37 ' CM 10 Stephen Appiah ( c ) LM 11 Sulley Muntari 84 ' CF 14 Matthew Amoah 80 ' CF Asamoah Gyan 66 ' 85 ' Substitutions : MF 9 Derek Boateng 75 ' 46 ' MF 18 Eric Addo 80 ' FW 19 Razak Pimpong 85 ' Manager : Ratomir Dujković Wikinews has related news : Ghana surge past Czech Republic in Group E 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. 22 June 2006 16 : 00 Ghana 2 -- 1 United States Draman 22 ' Appiah 45 + 2 ' ( pen. ) Report Dempsey 43 ' FIFA WM Stadion Nürnberg, Nuremberg Attendance : 41,000 Referee : Markus Merk ( Germany ) Ghana United States GK 22 Richard Kingson RB 15 John Paintsil CB 5 John Mensah 81 ' CB 7 Illiasu Shilla 32 ' LB 13 Habib Mohamed DM 8 Michael Essien 5 ' RM 9 Derek Boateng 46 ' LM 23 Haminu Draman 80 ' AM 10 Stephen Appiah ( c ) 90 + 1 ' CF 14 Matthew Amoah 59 ' CF 19 Razak Pimpong Substitutions : MF 20 Otto Addo 46 ' MF 18 Eric Addo 59 ' FW 12 Alex Tachie - Mensah 80 ' Manager : Ratomir Dujković GK 18 Kasey Keller RB 6 Steve Cherundolo 61 ' CB 13 Jimmy Conrad CB 22 Oguchi Onyewu LB Carlos Bocanegra DM 10 Claudio Reyna ( c ) 40 ' RM 8 Clint Dempsey LM 7 Eddie Lewis 7 ' 74 ' AM 21 Landon Donovan CF 17 DaMarcus Beasley CF 20 Brian McBride Substitutions : MF 14 Ben Olsen 40 ' FW 9 Eddie Johnson 61 ' MF 15 Bobby Convey 74 ' Manager : Bruce Arena Wikinews has related news : Ghana beat United States of America 2 - 1 in Group E Man of the Match : Stephen Appiah ( Ghana ) Assistant referees : Christian Schraer ( Germany ) Jan - Hendrik Salver ( Germany ) Fourth official : Toru Kamikawa ( Japan ) Fifth official : Yoshikazu Hiroshima ( Japan ) Brazil vs Ghana Second Round Match 27 June 2006 17 : 00 Brazil 3 -- 0 Ghana Ronaldo 5 ' Adriano 45 + 1 ' Zé Roberto 84 ' Report FIFA WM - Stadion Dortmund, Dortmund Attendance : 65,000 Referee : Ľuboš Micheľ ( Slovakia ) Brazil Ghana GK Dida RB Cafu ( c ) CB Lúcio CB Juan 44 ' LB 6 Roberto Carlos CM 5 Emerson 46 ' CM 11 Zé Roberto AM 8 Kaká 83 ' AM 10 Ronaldinho CF 7 Adriano 13 ' 61 ' CF 9 Ronaldo Substitutions : MF 17 Gilberto Silva 46 ' MF 19 Juninho 61 ' MF 20 Ricardinho 83 ' Manager : Carlos Alberto Parreira GK 22 Richard Kingson RB 15 John Paintsil 29 ' CB 5 John Mensah CB 7 Illiasu Shilla LB 6 Emmanuel Pappoe RM 11 Sulley Muntari 11 ' CM 10 Stephen Appiah ( c ) 7 ' CM 18 Eric Addo 38 ' 60 ' LM 23 Haminu Dramani CF 14 Matthew Amoah 70 ' CF Asamoah Gyan 48 ', 81 ' Substitutions : MF 9 Derek Boateng 60 ' FW 12 Alex Tachie - Mensah 70 ' Manager : Ratomir Dujković Wikinews has related news : Brazil knock - out Ghana 3 - 0 to grab quarter - final place 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 ) 2010 FIFA World Cup Coach : Milovan Rajevac No. Pos. Player Date of birth ( age ) Caps Club 1GK Daniel Adjei ( 1989 - 11 - 10 ) 10 November 1989 ( aged 20 ) Liberty Professionals 2DF Hans Sarpei ( 1976 - 06 - 28 ) 28 June 1976 ( aged 33 ) 23 Bayer Leverkusen 4FW Asamoah Gyan ( 1985 - 11 - 22 ) 22 November 1985 ( aged 24 ) 32 Rennes 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 ) 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 ) Milan 19 2DF Lee Addy ( 1985 - 09 - 26 ) 26 September 1985 ( aged 24 ) 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. 13 June 2010 16 : 00 Serbia 0 -- 1 Ghana Report Gyan 85 ' ( pen. ) Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria Attendance : 38,833 Referee : Héctor Baldassi ( Argentina ) Serbia Ghana SERBIA : GK Vladimir Stojković RB 6 Branislav Ivanović CB 13 Aleksandar Luković 54 ', 74 ' CB 5 Nemanja Vidić LB Aleksandar Kolarov CM 11 Nenad Milijaš 62 ' CM 10 Dejan Stanković ( c ) RW 17 Miloš Krasić LW 14 Milan Jovanović 76 ' SS 9 Marko Pantelić CF 15 Nikola Žigić 19 ' 69 ' Substitutions : MF 22 Zdravko Kuzmanović 83 ' 62 ' FW 8 Danko Lazović 69 ' DF 20 Neven Subotić 76 ' Manager : Radomir Antić GHANA : GK 22 Richard Kingson RB John Paintsil CB 15 Isaac Vorsah 26 ' CB 5 John Mensah ( c ) LB Hans Sarpei CM 6 Anthony Annan CM 23 Kevin - Prince Boateng 90 + 1 ' RW 12 Prince Tagoe 89 ' AM 21 Kwadwo Asamoah 73 ' LW 13 André Ayew CF Asamoah Gyan 90 + 3 ' Substitutions : MF 10 Stephen Appiah 73 ' DF 19 Lee Addy 90 + 1 ' MF 20 Quincy Owusu - Abeyie 90 + 3 ' Manager : Milovan Rajevac Serbia vs Ghana Man of the Match : Asamoah Gyan ( Ghana ) Assistant referees : Ricardo Casas ( Argentina ) Hernán Maidana ( Argentina ) Fourth official : Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh ( Malaysia ) Fifth official : Jeffrey Gek Pheng ( Singapore ) 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. 19 June 2010 16 : 00 Ghana 1 -- 1 Australia Gyan 25 ' ( pen. ) Report Holman 11 ' Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg Attendance : 34,812 Referee : Roberto Rosetti ( Italy ) Ghana Australia GHANA : GK 22 Richard Kingson ( c ) RB John Paintsil CB 8 Jonathan Mensah 79 ' CB 19 Lee Addy 40 ' LB Hans Sarpei DM 6 Anthony Annan 84 ' CM 23 Kevin - Prince Boateng 87 ' RW 12 Prince Tagoe 56 ' AM 21 Kwadwo Asamoah 77 ' LW 13 André Ayew CF Asamoah Gyan Substitutions : MF 20 Quincy Owusu - Abeyie 56 ' MF 11 Sulley Muntari 77 ' FW 14 Matthew Amoah 87 ' Manager : Milovan Rajevac AUSTRALIA : GK Mark Schwarzer RB 8 Luke Wilkshire 84 ' CB Lucas Neill ( c ) CB Craig Moore 85 ' LB 21 David Carney CM 5 Jason Culina CM 16 Carl Valeri RW 7 Brett Emerton AM 14 Brett Holman 68 ' LW 23 Mark Bresciano 66 ' CF 10 Harry Kewell 24 ' Substitutions : DF 11 Scott Chipperfield 66 ' FW 9 Joshua Kennedy 68 ' FW 17 Nikita 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 23 June 2010 20 : 30 Ghana 0 -- 1 Germany Report Özil 60 ' Soccer City, Johannesburg Attendance : 83,391 Referee : Carlos Simon ( Brazil ) Ghana Germany GHANA : GK 22 Richard Kingson RB John Paintsil CB 5 John Mensah ( c ) CB 8 Jonathan Mensah LB Hans Sarpei DM 6 Anthony Annan CM 23 Kevin - Prince Boateng CM 21 Kwadwo Asamoah RW 12 Prince Tagoe 64 ' LW 13 André Ayew 40 ' 90 + 2 ' CF Asamoah Gyan 82 ' Substitutions : MF 11 Sulley Muntari 64 ' FW 14 Matthew Amoah 82 ' FW 18 Dominic Adiyiah 90 + 2 ' Manager : Milovan Rajevac GERMANY : GK Manuel Neuer RB 16 Philipp Lahm ( c ) CB 17 Per Mertesacker CB Arne Friedrich LB 20 Jérôme Boateng 73 ' CM 7 Bastian Schweinsteiger 81 ' CM 6 Sami Khedira RW 13 Thomas Müller 43 ' 67 ' AM 8 Mesut Özil LW 10 Lukas Podolski CF 19 Cacau Substitutions : MF 15 Piotr Trochowski 67 ' MF Marcell Jansen 73 ' MF 18 Toni 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 second round match 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. 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. 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. 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. 26 June 2010 20 : 30 United States 1 -- 2 ( a.e.t. ) Ghana Donovan 62 ' ( pen. ) Report Boateng 5 ' Gyan 93 ' Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg Attendance : 34,976 Referee : Viktor Kassai ( Hungary ) United States Ghana GK Tim Howard RB 6 Steve Cherundolo 18 ' CB 15 Jay DeMerit CB Carlos Bocanegra ( c ) 68 ' LB 12 Jonathan Bornstein CM Michael Bradley CM 13 Ricardo Clark 7 ' 31 ' RW 8 Clint Dempsey LW 10 Landon Donovan CF 17 Jozy Altidore 91 ' CF 20 Robbie Findley 46 ' Substitutions : MF 19 Maurice Edu 31 ' MF 22 Benny Feilhaber 46 ' FW 9 Herculez Gomez 91 ' Manager : Bob Bradley GK 22 Richard Kingson CB John Paintsil CB 5 John Mensah ( c ) CB 8 Jonathan Mensah 61 ' RWB 7 Samuel Inkoom 113 ' LWB Hans Sarpei 73 ' CM 6 Anthony Annan CM 23 Kevin - Prince Boateng 78 ' RW 21 Kwadwo Asamoah LW 13 André Ayew 90 + 2 ' CF Asamoah Gyan Substitutions : DF 19 Lee Addy 73 ' MF 10 Stephen Appiah 78 ' MF 11 Sulley 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 quarter - final match 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. 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. On the rebound, Dominic Adiyiah 's header was heading into the goal, but Suárez blatantly blocked the shot with his hands to save what would have been the extra-time winner and he was red carded. Asamoah Gyan missed the ensuing penalty kick off the crossbar and Suárez celebrated the miss. In the shootout, Gyan converted his penalty, 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. Sebastián Abreu converted Uruguay 's fifth spot kick by lightly chipping it Panenka - style to win the match. After the game, Suárez said, `` I made the save of the tournament, '' 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. Forlán agreed that Suárez saved the game, `` Suárez this time, instead of scoring goals, he saved one, I think he saved the game. Ghana coach Milovan Rajevac said the play was an `` injustice '' and Suárez was labeled a `` villain '' and a `` cheat ''. 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 '. '' 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. Thus, Suárez was said to have `` enraged an entire continent ( Africa ). '' But others viewed him as a hero who sacrificed himself in the semifinal for the unlikely chance that his team could win. 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. '' 2 July 2010 20 : 30 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 Soccer City, Johannesburg Attendance : 84,017 Referee : Olegário Benquerença ( Portugal ) Uruguay Ghana GK Fernando Muslera RB 16 Maxi Pereira CB Diego Lugano ( c ) 38 ' CB 6 Mauricio Victorino LB Jorge Fucile 20 ' RM 20 Álvaro Fernández 46 ' CM 15 Diego Pérez 59 ' CM 17 Egidio Arévalo Ríos 48 ' LM 7 Edinson Cavani 76 ' CF 9 Luis Suárez 120 + 1 ' CF 10 Diego Forlán Substitutions : DF 19 Andrés Scotti 38 ' MF 14 Nicolás Lodeiro 46 ' FW 13 Sebastián Abreu 76 ' Manager : Óscar Tabárez GK 22 Richard Kingson RB John Paintsil 54 ' CB 15 Isaac Vorsah CB 5 John Mensah ( c ) 93 ' LB Hans Sarpei 77 ' DM 6 Anthony Annan RM 7 Samuel Inkoom 74 ' CM 21 Kwadwo Asamoah CM 23 Kevin - Prince Boateng LM 11 Sulley Muntari 88 ' CF Asamoah Gyan Substitutions : MF 10 Stephen Appiah 74 ' FW 18 Dominic 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 ) 2014 FIFA World Cup Head coach : James Kwesi Appiah The final squad was announced on 1 June 2014. On 26 June 2014, midfielders Sulley Muntari and Kevin - Prince Boateng were sent home and indefinitely suspended from the national team for disciplinary reasons. No. Pos. Player Date of birth ( age ) Caps Club 1GK Stephen Adams ( 1989 - 09 - 28 ) 28 September 1989 ( aged 24 ) 7 Aduana Stars 2DF Samuel Inkoom ( 1989 - 06 - 01 ) 1 June 1989 ( aged 25 ) 46 Platanias 4FW Asamoah Gyan ( c ) ( 1985 - 11 - 22 ) 22 November 1985 ( aged 28 ) 79 Al - Ain 2DF Daniel Opare ( 1990 - 10 - 18 ) 18 October 1990 ( aged 23 ) 16 Standard Liège 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 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 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 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 The United States beat Ghana, 2 - 1. 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Question: how many times has ghana been to the world cup
Answer: three