Two defeats and two wins, Ghana in the quarterfinals of the World Cup less than 20 years. It took going through the early favorites in the competition before falling on an opponent which is at its size, Chile.
From the outset, Ghana inherited a very tough group with France, Spain and the United States. The Blacks Satellites have bowed to France 1-3 and Spain 1-0 before beating the United States (4-1). The babies of Sellas Teteh have to wait for the last qualifying matches in the quarterfinals by before being among the top four third of the competition. The next opponent is called Portugal, a great nation of youth football.
With generosity, Ghana was able to take out of the game by dominating Portugal (3-2). At the same time, Nigeria, the second African representative which qualified for the knockout was beaten by Uruguay.
Ghana slightly favorite
On paper, both teams arrived at this stage of the competition by the force of circumstances. In the quarterfinals, Ghana being beaten by Portugal becomes slight favorite against Chile. Yiadom Boakye and his comrades must be extremely careful not to fall into the fast-paced game of the South Americans. a very fast game of the Rojita which cost the headache to Croatia in the second round. Sellas Tettey must also give firm instructions to the defense which has conceded seven goals, to counteract the Chilean striker Nicolas Castillo. The only good news for Ghana is the injury of the game leader, Sebatian Martinez.