World Cup Head-to-Head focus: Ghana

by Staff Reporter

Sunday Nov 13, 2022. 11:00

The World Cup kicks off in eight days and we continue our countdown to the purest distillation of the ‘Beautiful Game’ by looking at Ghana’s head-to-head record against their Group H opponents at the 2022 World Cup.

Ghana’s Group H fixtures:

– v Portugal, Thursday 24 November, Stadium 974, 6pm CAT

– v South Korea, Monday 28 November, Education City Stadium, 3pm CAT

– v Uruguay, Friday 2 December, Al Janoub Stadium, 5pm CAT

Ghana’s overall World Cup record: P12 W4 D3 L5

Portugal’s overall World Cup record: P30 W14 D6 L10

South Korea’s overall World Cup record: P34 W6 D9 L19

Uruguay’s overall World Cup record: P56 W24 D12 L20

Record v Portugal: P1 W0 D0 L1

– Portugal 2-1 Ghana – 26 June 2014, Brasilia, World Cup

Ghana’s record v European opposition at the World Cup: P6 W2 D1 L3

– Italy 2-0 Ghana – 12 June 2006, Hanover, group stage

– Czech Republic 0-2 Ghana – 17 June 2006, Cologne, group stage

– Serbia 0-1 Ghana – 13 June 2010, Pretoria, group stage

– Ghana 0-1 Germany – 23 June 2010, Johannesburg, group stage

– Germany 2-2 Ghana – 16 June 2014, Natal, group stage

– Portugal 2-1 Ghana – 26 June 2014, Brasilia, group stage

Portugal’s record v African opposition at the World Cup: P5 W3 D1 L1

– Portugal 1-3 Morocco – 11 June 1986, Zapopan, group stage

– Angola 0-1 Portugal – 11 June 2006, Cologne, group stage

– Ivory Coast 0-0 Portugal – 15 June 2010, Port Elizabeth, group stage

– Portugal 2-1 Ghana – 26 June 2014, Brasilia, group stage

– Portugal 1-0 Morocco – 20 June 2018, Moscow, group stage

Record v South Korea: P9 W4 D1 L4

– Korea 0-1 Ghana – 17 August 1982, Kuala Lumpur, Merdeka Tournament

– Korea 1-0 Ghana – 15 June 1983, Seoul, President’s Cup

– Ghana 1-1 Korea – 25 September 1983, Kuala Lumpur, Merdeka Tournament

– Korea 3-1 Ghana – 10 February 1993, Kuala Lumpur, friendly

– Korea 3-0 Ghana – 14 June 1997, Suwon, friendly

– Ghana 3-1 Korea – 4 June 2006, Seoul, friendly

– Korea 1-3 Ghana – 8 October 2006, Seoul, friendly

– Korea 2-1 Ghana – 7 June 2011, Seoul, friendly

– Ghana 4-0 Korea – 9 June 2014, Miami, friendly

Ghana’s record v Asian opposition at the World Cup: N/A – This will be Ghana’s first match against an Asian team at the tournament

South Korea’s record v African opposition at the World Cup: P3 W1 D1 L1

– Korea 2-1 Togo – 13 June 2006, Frankfurt, group stage

– Nigeria 2-2 Korea – 22 June 2010, Durban, group stage

– Korea 2-4 Algeria – 22 June 2014, Porto Alegre, group stage

Record v Uruguay: P1 W0 D1 L0

– Uruguay 1-1* Ghana – 2 July 2010, Johannesburg, World Cup

Ghana’s record v South American opposition at the World Cup: P2 W0 D1 L1

– Brazil 3-0 Ghana – 27 June 2006, Dortmund, round of 16

– Uruguay 1-1* Ghana – 2 July 2010, Johannesburg, quarterfinal

*After extra time; Uruguay won on penalties

Uruguay’s record v African opposition at the World Cup: P4 W2 D2 L0

– Senegal 3-3 Uruguay – 11 June 2002, Suwon, group stage

– South Africa 0-3 Uruguay – 16 June 2010, Pretoria, group stage

– Uruguay 1-1* Ghana – 2 July 2010, Johannesburg, quarterfinal

– Egypt 0-1 Uruguay – 15 June 2018, Yekaterinburg, group stage

*After extra time; Uruguay won on penalties