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Ghana faced Austria and Germany in March as part of their preparations for the World Cup this summer, losing both. They were also beaten by Mexico at the end of May before a draw with Wales in their final preparatory match.
The Black Stars qualified for World Cup 2026 at a canter but are set to encounter much trickier squads in the tournament than they did in qualifying.
They're in the middle pack when it comes to favourites for lifting the trophy, but with a host of top Premier League stars in their ranks, they must not be written off.
Ghana got to the quarter-finals in 2010, but since then have been unable to get out of the groups. They failed to qualify entirely for the 2018 edition entirely.
But in Antoine Semenyo they have one of best attackers in the Premier League, along with an experienced captain in Jordan Ayew.
New boss Carlos Queiroz hasn't yet been able to call up injured Tottenham Hotspur winger Mohammed Kudus, who misses the World Cup after a miserable season.
In Kamaldeen Sulemana and Abdul Fatawu, however, they have two developing talents who've been looking to prove themselves against tough opposition ahead of this summer's tournament.
Squad
Ghana World Cup 2026 squad: The final selection
- GK: Lawrence Ati-Zigi (St. Gallen)
- GK: Joseph Anang (St Patrick's Athletic)
- GK: Benjamin Asare (Hearts of Oak)
- DF: Alidu Seidu (Rennes)
- DF: Jonas Adjetey (VfL Wolfsburg)
- DF: Abdul Mumin (Rayo Vallecano)
- DF: Gideon Mensah (Auxerre)
- DF: Abdul Rahman Baba (PAOK)
- DF: Jerome Opoku (Istanbul Basaksehir)
- DF: Kojo Peprah Oppong (Nice)
- DF: Derrick Luckassen (Pafos)
- DF: Marvin Senaya (Auxerre)
- MF: Caleb Yirenkyi (Nordsjaelland)
- MF: Thomas Partey (Villarreal)
- MF: Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City)
- MF: Kwasi Sibo (Oviedo)
- MF: Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City)
- MF: Elisha Owusu (Auxerre)
- MF: Augustine Boakye (Saint-Etienne)
- MF: Kamaldeen Sulemana (Atalanta)
- FW: Jordan Ayew (Leicester City)
- FW: Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City)
- FW: Christopher Bonsu Baah (Al-Qadsiah)
- FW: Inaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao)
- FW: Ernest Nuamah (Lyon)
- FW: Prince Kwabena Adu (Viktoria Plzen)
Fixtures
- June 17, 2026: Ghana vs Panama, BMO Field, Toronto, Canada
- June 23, 2026: England vs Ghana, Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts, United States
- June 27, 2026: Croatia vs Ghana, Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Recent Results
- May 22, 2026: Mexico 2-0 Ghana, Estadio Cuauhtemoc, Puebla, Mexico
- June 2, 2026: Wales 1-1 Ghana, Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales
- March 30, 2026: Germany 2-1 Ghana, MHPArena, Stuttgart, Germany
- March 27, 2026: Austria 5-1 Ghana, Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria
- November 21, 2025: Japan 2-0 Ghana, Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan
- November 18, 2025: South Korea 1-0 Ghana, Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea
- October 12, 2025: Ghana 1-0 Comoros, Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana
- October 8, 2025: Central African Republic 0-5 Ghana, Ben M'Hamed El Abdi Stadium, El Jadida, Morocco
- September 8, 2025: Ghana 1-0 Mali, Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana
- September 4, 2025: Chad 1-1 Ghana, Stade Olympique Maréchal Idriss Déby Itno, N'Djamena, Chad
- May 31, 2025: Trinidad and Tobago 0-4 Ghana, Gtech Community Stadium, London, England
- May 28, 2025: Nigeria 2-1 Ghana, Gtech Community Stadium, London, England
- March 24, 2025: Madagascar 0-3 Ghana, Grand Stade d'Al Hoceima, Al Hoceima, Morocco
- March 21, 2025: Ghana 5-0 Chad, Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana
Group L standings
Ghana are in Group L at World Cup 2026.
Manager
Who is Ghana's manager?
Otto Addo was dismissed from his second spell in charge of Ghana in March and the first manager to take the Black Stars to two World Cups was replaced by former Manchester United assistant manager Carlos Queiroz ahead of World Cup 2026.
Queiroz has managed Portugal, South Africa, Iran, Colombia, Egypt, Iran, Qatar and Oman in an extensive international coaching career, and led Iran at the World Cup in 2022.
Star player
Who is Ghana's star player?
Antoine Semenyo has lit up the Premier League in the last 18 months. The new Manchester City signing excelled under Andoni Iraola at Bournemouth and kicked on immediately at the Etihad.
City reportedly paid £64m for his services, in a move that's already looking good value.
It will be 12 years since Ghana reached the quarter-finals of the 2014 World Cup and were cruelly denied a place in the semi-finals, but with Semenyo in the side there will be a renewed sense of optimism as they travel to North America.
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