Ghana go into the World Cup as one of the more fancied underdogs and they will surely have a decent tournament having been the best African team four years ago.
| Year | Stage of Exit |
|---|---|
| 2010 | Eliminated in Quarter Final |
| 2006 | Eliminated in Second Round |
| 2002 | Did Not Qualify |
| 1998 | Did Not Qualify |
| 1994 | Did Not Qualify |
| 1990 | Did Not Qualify |
The best bets on Ghana at the most recent World Cup were:
Ghana will battle for one of the six qualifying places up for grabs for the African sides. The African qualifying process takes plenty of time, almost three years for some nations, but the reward is worth it in the end.
| Date | Team | Scores | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
This is the Ghana World Cup squad that surpassed all expactations by reaching the Quarter Finals of the World Cup, only to be eliminated on penalties by Uruguay. Ghana performed the best out of all the African sides.
| Goalkeepers | Richard Kingston (Wigan, England) Daniel Adjei (Liberty Professionals), Stephen Ahorlu (Hearts of Lions) |
| Defenders | Samuel Inkoom (Basle, Switzerland), Hans Sarpei (Bayer Leverkusen, Germnay) Lee Addy (Bechem Chelsea), John Mensah (Sunderland, England), Rahim Ayew (Zamalek, Egypt), Isaac Vorsah (Hoffenheim, Germany), John Pantsil (Fulham, England), Jonathan Mensah (Granada, Spain) Eric Addo (Roda JC, Holland) |
| Midfielders | Kwadwo Asamoah (Udinese, Italy) Agyemang Badu (Udinese, Italy) Stephen Appiah (Bologna, Italy) Anthony Annan (Rosenborg, Norway) Haminu Dramani (Lokomotiv Moscow, Russia), Sulley Muntari (Inter Milan, Italy) Quincy Owusu-Abeyie (Al Sadd, Qatar), Derek Boateng (Getafe, Spain) Bernard Kumordzi (Panionios, Greece) , Laryea Kingston (Hearts, Scotland), Kevin-Prince Boateng (Portsmouth, England) |
| Forwards | Prince Tagoe (Hoffenheim, Germany) Asamoah Gyan (Rennes, France), Dominic Adiyiah (AC Milan, Italy), Matthew Amoah (NAC Breda, Holland) |