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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
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.
| FIFA World Cup record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
 1930
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Did not enter | ||||||||
 1934
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 1938
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 1950
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 1954
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 1958
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 1962
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Did not qualify | ||||||||
 1966
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Withdrew | ||||||||
 1970
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Did not qualify | ||||||||
 1974
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 1978
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 1982
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Withdrew | ||||||||
| 1986
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Did not qualify | ||||||||
 1990
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 1994
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 1998
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  2002
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| 2006
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Round of 16 | 13th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
 2010
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Quarter-finals | 7th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | |
 2014
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Group stage | 25th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
 2018
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Did not qualify | ||||||||
 2022
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Group stage | 24th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
 2026
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To be determined | ||||||||
  2030
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 2034
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| Total | Quarter-finals | 4/25 | 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 | — |
 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
| 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
Germany 2006
Head coach: Ratomir Dujković
