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It’s been a whirlwind twelve months for the Black Stars. After the pain of missing out on AFCON 2025 entirely, Ghana bounced back to book their fifth-ever World Cup appearance — and then went toe-to-toe with three tough opponents on the biggest stage in football.
Kudus seals qualification in style
Ghana wrapped up their CAF Group I campaign with a 1-0 win over Comoros at a packed Accra Sports Stadium, Mohammed Kudus scoring the only goal early in the second half. The result meant Ghana finished top of the group with 25 points from ten matches — eight wins, a draw, and just one loss — well clear of second-placed Madagascar. It was sweet revenge, too: Comoros had knocked Ghana out of AFCON qualifying and beaten them in an earlier World Cup qualifying round.
The win capped a remarkable turnaround for head coach Otto Addo, who faced serious pressure to be sacked after Ghana’s shock failure to qualify for AFCON 2025 the year before.
A tough draw in Group L
At the World Cup itself, Ghana were drawn into a difficult Group L alongside England, Croatia, and Panama. The Black Stars opened with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Panama through a Yirenkyi strike, then held England to a goalless draw — a genuinely impressive result against one of the tournament favorites. A narrow 2-1 loss to Croatia on the final matchday, despite a Luckassen goal, meant Ghana finished third in the group with four points.
Advancing on the strength of the group stage
Under the World Cup’s expanded 48-team format, the best third-placed teams also advance, and Ghana’s group-stage showing was strong enough to send them through to the Round of 32. Their run ultimately ended there in a tough matchup against Colombia, closing out a campaign that fell short of their best-ever finish — the 2010 quarterfinal run in South Africa — but still gave the country plenty to be proud of.
Looking ahead
Between Kudus’s continued rise as one of the squad’s most reliable performers and a core of players now with genuine World Cup experience, Ghana’s football federation will be looking at this campaign as a foundation to build from rather than a disappointment to move past.
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