Ghana National Football Team - World Cup Record

World Cup Record

Ghana have qualified for two FIFA World Cup tournaments; 2006 and 2010.

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 of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and reached the quarter-finals where they were eliminated by Uruguay. Ghana were 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.

Ghana World Cup squads Ghana squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup Adjei Sarpei Gyan Kuffour Mensah Pappoe Shilla Essien Boateng Appiah (c) Muntari Tachie-Mensah Mohamed Amoah Paintsil Owu Quaye E. Addo Pimpong O. Addo Issah Kingson Dramani Dujković Ghana squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup Agyei Sarpei A. Gyan Pantsil Mensah (c) Annan Inkoom Jonathan D. Boateng S. Appiah Muntari Tagoe A. Ayew Amoah Vorsah Ahorlu I. Ayew Adiyiah Addy Quincy K. Asamoah Kingson Prince Rajevac

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	W	D	L	GF	GA
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	4	2	0	2	4	6
2010	Quarter-Final	7th	5	2	2	1	5	4
2014	To Be Determined
2018	To Be Determined
2022
Total	2/13		9	4	2	3	9	10