# 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.
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

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. 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 and 2022 World Cup, Ghana was eliminated in the group stage.
FIFA World Cup record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1930 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1934 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1938 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1950 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1954 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1958 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1962 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1966 | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew |
| 1970 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1974 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1978 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1982 | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew |
| 1986 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1990 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1994 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1998 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2002 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2006 | Round of 16 | 13th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2010 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 2014 | Group stage | 25th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2018 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2022 | Group stage | 24th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2026 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| 2030 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| 2034 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | Quarter-finals | 4/22 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 23 |

### By match

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

## Head-to-head record

| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Brazil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 000.00 |
| Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Germany | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 000.00 |
| Portugal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 000.00 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 100.00 |
| United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 066.67 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 000.00 |
| Total | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 033.33 |

## Participations
### 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 |
| 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 |

### Italy vs Ghana

| 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 | 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 | 4 | 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 | 3 | Asamoah Gyan | 65' | 89' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 7 | Illiasu Shilla | | 46' |
| FW | 19 | Razak Pimpong | | 68' |
| FW | 12 | Alex Tachie-Mensah | | 89' |
| Manager: ||
| Ratomir Dujković ||
* 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.
| Czech Republic | Ghana |
| GK | 1 | Petr Čech |
| RB | 2 | Zdeněk Grygera |
| CB | 21 | Tomáš Ujfaluši | 65' |
| CB | 22 | David Rozehnal |
| LB | 6 | Marek Jankulovski |
| DM | 4 | 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 | 3 | Asamoah Gyan | 66' | 85' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 9 | Derek Boateng | 75' | 46' |
| MF | 18 | Eric Addo | | 80' |
| FW | 19 | Razak Pimpong | | 85' |
| Manager: ||
| Ratomir Dujković ||
* 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.
| 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 | 3 | 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 ||
* Ghana beat United States of America 2-1 in Group E
* 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 | Ghana |
| GK | 1 | Dida |
| RB | 2 | Cafu (c) |
| CB | 3 | Lúcio |
| CB | 4 | 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 | 3 | Asamoah Gyan | 48' 81' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 9 | Derek Boateng | | 60' |
| FW | 12 | Alex Tachie-Mensah | | 70' |
| Manager: ||
| Ratomir Dujković ||
* 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)

### 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 | Ghana |
| GK | 1 | Vladimir Stojković |
| RB | 6 | Branislav Ivanović |
| CB | 13 | Aleksandar Luković | 54' 74' |
| CB | 5 | Nemanja Vidić |
| LB | 3 | 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 ||
| GK | 22 | Richard Kingson |
| RB | 4 | John Paintsil |
| CB | 15 | Isaac Vorsah | 26' |
| CB | 5 | John Mensah (c) |
| LB | 2 | 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 | 3 | 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 ||
* 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.
| Ghana | Australia |
| GK | 22 | Richard Kingson (c) |
| RB | 4 | John Paintsil |
| CB | 8 | Jonathan Mensah | 79' |
| CB | 19 | Lee Addy | 40' |
| LB | 2 | 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 | 3 | Asamoah Gyan |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 20 | Quincy Owusu-Abeyie | | 56' |
| MF | 11 | Sulley Muntari | | 77' |
| FW | 14 | Matthew Amoah | | 87' |
| Manager: ||
| Milovan Rajevac ||
| GK | 1 | Mark Schwarzer |
| RB | 8 | Luke Wilkshire | | 84' |
| CB | 2 | Lucas Neill (c) |
| CB | 3 | 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

| Ghana | Germany |
| 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 | | 64' |
| LW | 13 | André Ayew | 40' | 90+2' |
| CF | 3 | Asamoah Gyan | | 82' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 11 | Sulley Muntari | | 64' |
| FW | 14 | Matthew Amoah | | 82' |
| FW | 18 | Dominic Adiyiah | | 90+2' |
| Manager: ||
| Milovan Rajevac ||
| GK | 1 | Manuel Neuer |
| RB | 16 | Philipp Lahm (c) |
| CB | 17 | Per Mertesacker |
| CB | 3 | 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 | 2 | 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

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.
| United States | Ghana |
| GK | 1 | Tim Howard |
| RB | 6 | Steve Cherundolo | 18' |
| CB | 15 | Jay DeMerit |
| CB | 3 | Carlos Bocanegra (c) | 68' |
| LB | 12 | Jonathan Bornstein |
| CM | 4 | 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 | 4 | John Paintsil |
| CB | 5 | John Mensah (c) |
| CB | 8 | Jonathan Mensah | 61' |
| RWB | 7 | Samuel Inkoom | | 113' |
| LWB | 2 | Hans Sarpei | | 73' |
| CM | 6 | Anthony Annan |
| CM | 23 | Kevin-Prince Boateng | | 78' |
| RW | 21 | Kwadwo Asamoah |
| LW | 13 | André Ayew | 90+2' |
| CF | 3 | 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

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. 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."
| Uruguay | Ghana |
| GK | 1 | Fernando Muslera |
| RB | 16 | Maxi Pereira |
| CB | 2 | Diego Lugano (c) | | 38' |
| CB | 6 | Mauricio Victorino |
| LB | 4 | 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 | 4 | John Paintsil | 54' |
| CB | 15 | Isaac Vorsah |
| CB | 5 | John Mensah (c) | 93' |
| LB | 2 | 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 | 3 | 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)

### Brazil 2014

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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | Mubarak Wakaso | (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 |

### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 3 | Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Ghana | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 | |

## Record players

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

## Top goalscorers

| 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 |
| 3 | Mohammed Kudus | 2 | 2022 |
| 5 | Stephen Appiah | 1 | 2006 |
| 5 | Haminu Draman | 1 | 2006 |
| 5 | Kevin-Prince Boateng | 1 | 2010 |
| 5 | Osman Bukari | 1 | 2022 |
| 5 | Mohammed Salisu | 1 | 2022 |