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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.
The song "African Girls" won an award at the Ghana Music Awards in 2011. The 2010 World Cup song, "Ghana Black Stars (Official Song 2010 World Cup)" composed by Ghanaian hiplife music group "Kings and Queens Entertainment" approved by the Ghana Football Association (GFA) as GFA has indicated that the Black Stars are a protected brand. [61] [62]
The system used in the World Cup up to 1990 was 2 points for a win. In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win , 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
The Ghana national U-17 football team, known as the Black Starlets, is the youngest team that represents Ghana in football. [1] They are two-time FIFA U-17 World Cup Champions in 1991 and 1995 and a two-time Runner-up in 1993 and 1997. [2]
Nigeria 5–1 Ghana (Lagos, Nigeria; 16 February 1991) Biggest win Ghana 13–0 Guinea (Conakry, Guinea; 11 July 2004) [3] Biggest defeat Germany 11–0 Ghana (Paderborn, Germany; 22 July 2016) World Cup; Appearances: 3 (first in 1999) Best result: Group stage (1999, 2003, 2007) Women's Africa Cup of Nations; Appearances: 12 (first in 1991 ...
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Ghana coach Otto Addo criticized the American referee who awarded the penalty that resulted in Cristiano The post Ghana coach slams ref after Ronaldo’s record World Cup goal ...
Football tournament FIFA World Cup final Founded 1930 ; 94 years ago (1930) Current champions Argentina (3rd title) Most successful team(s) Brazil (5 titles) The FIFA World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship ...
The defending World Cup champions were formerly granted an automatic spot in the Cup finals field. As of the 2006 tournament, this berth is no longer guaranteed. [13] However, no defending World Cup champion has yet failed to qualify. Automatic berths have never been given for defending World Cup runners-up.