Matches

USA

1:2

Ghana

1:2 a.e.t. (1:1, 0:1)

Landon DONOVAN (62' PEN)

Kevin Prince BOATENG (5')
Asamoah GYAN (93')

Summary

Gyan fires Ghana into the last eight

Asamoah Gyan scored three minutes into extra time to secure a historic place in the FIFA World Cup™ quarter-finals for Ghana after a dramatic 2-1 victory over USA in Rustenburg.

Highlights

Line-up

USA

Ghana

1 Tim HOWARD $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/178420.png'} USA1 Tim HOWARD (GK)	(GK) Richard KINGSON $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/170232.png'} GHA22 Richard KINGSON 22
3 Carlos BOCANEGRA $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/187160.png'} USA3 Carlos BOCANEGRA (C)	(-73') Hans SARPEI $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/181711.png'} GHA2 Hans SARPEI 2
4 Michael BRADLEY $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/233531.png'} USA4 Michael BRADLEY	Asamoah GYAN $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/208353.png'} GHA3 Asamoah GYAN 3
6 Steve CHERUNDOLO $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/182797.png'} USA6 Steve CHERUNDOLO	John PANTSIL $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/184557.png'} GHA4 John PANTSIL 4
8 Clint DEMPSEY $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/207851.png'} USA8 Clint DEMPSEY	(C) John MENSAH $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/184560.png'} GHA5 John MENSAH 5
10 Landon DONOVAN $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/175507.png'} USA10 Landon DONOVAN	Anthony ANNAN $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/294617.png'} GHA6 Anthony ANNAN 6
12 Jonathan BORNSTEIN $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/271212.png'} USA12 Jonathan BORNSTEIN	(-113') Samuel INKOOM $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/238381.png'} GHA7 Samuel INKOOM 7
13 Ricardo CLARK $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/197408.png'} USA13 Ricardo CLARK (-31' )	Jonathan MENSAH $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/306634.png'} GHA8 Jonathan MENSAH 8
15 Jay DeMERIT $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/271213.png'} USA15 Jay DeMERIT	Andre AYEW $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/294620.png'} GHA13 Andre AYEW 13
17 Jozy ALTIDORE $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/238072.png'} USA17 Jozy ALTIDORE (-91' )	Kwadwo ASAMOAH $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/294619.png'} GHA21 Kwadwo ASAMOAH 21
20 Robbie FINDLEY $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/296249.png'} USA20 Robbie FINDLEY (-46'HT )	(-78') Kevin Prince BOATENG $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/196897.png'} GHA23 Kevin Prince BOATENG 23

Substitute(s)

18 Brad GUZAN $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/276139.png'} USA18 Brad GUZAN (GK)	(GK) Daniel AGYEI $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/306630.png'} GHA1 Daniel AGYEI 1
23 Marcus HAHNEMANN $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/187757.png'} USA23 Marcus HAHNEMANN (GK)	(GK) Stephen AHORLU $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/321726.png'} GHA16 Stephen AHORLU 16
2 Jonathan SPECTOR $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/198758.png'} USA2 Jonathan SPECTOR	Derek BOATENG $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/183008.png'} GHA9 Derek BOATENG 9
5 Oguchi ONYEWU $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/175511.png'} USA5 Oguchi ONYEWU	(+78') Stephen APPIAH $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/155382.png'} GHA10 Stephen APPIAH 10
7 DaMarcus BEASLEY $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/175498.png'} USA7 DaMarcus BEASLEY	(+113') Sulley MUNTARI $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/183000.png'} GHA11 Sulley MUNTARI 11
9 Herculez GOMEZ $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/276138.png'} USA9 Herculez GOMEZ (+91')	Prince TAGOE $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/249462.png'} GHA12 Prince TAGOE 12
11 Stuart HOLDEN $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/278536.png'} USA11 Stuart HOLDEN	Matthew AMOAH $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/184564.png'} GHA14 Matthew AMOAH 14
14 Edson BUDDLE $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/181949.png'} USA14 Edson BUDDLE	Ibrahim AYEW $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/305690.png'} GHA17 Ibrahim AYEW 17
16 Francisco TORRES $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/289197.png'} USA16 Francisco TORRES	Dominic ADIYIAH $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/306640.png'} GHA18 Dominic ADIYIAH 18
19 Maurice EDU $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/278532.png'} USA19 Maurice EDU (+31')	(+73') Lee ADDY $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/318419.png'} GHA19 Lee ADDY 19
21 Clarence GOODSON $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/298712.png'} USA21 Clarence GOODSON	Quincy OWUSU-ABEYIE $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/216742.png'} GHA20 Quincy OWUSU-ABEYIE 20
22 Benny FEILHABER $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/228810.png'} USA22 Benny FEILHABER (+46'HT)	Isaac VORSAH $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/279145.png'} GHA15 Isaac VORSAH 15

Coaches

Bob BRADLEY (USA)

(SRB) Milovan RAJEVAC

Officials

Referee: Viktor KASSAI (HUN)
Assistant Referee 1: Gabor EROS (HUN)
Assistant Referee 2: Tibor VAMOS (HUN)
Fourth official: Michael HESTER (NZL)
Fifth official: Tevita MAKASINI (TGA)

Misses next match if booked
Injured

"We have done this before, we did it in 2006, but now we have advanced one step higher. I’m very, very happy. I’m the happiest man in the world. We have made everybody proud, not Ghana alone, but the whole of Africa,"
Asamoah Gyan, Ghana striker

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Latest Comments:

18/03/2011 at 13:54

J.Ciriaco (Philippines)

I think that Asamoah Gyan or Sulley Muntari should have been the man of the match

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23/09/2010 at 00:01

marfioso29 (Ghana)

ayew has come of age... he has risen to ghana blackstar staus he is the futre of ghana soccer

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26/07/2010 at 17:24

sumbabe95 (USA)

i was soo excited when they beat the u.s. now i can proudly say ghana my country is better than the u.s.

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Statistics

USA		Ghana
20	Shots	16
5	Corner kicks	4
3	Yellow cards	2
0	Second yellow card and red card	0
0	Red Cards	0
51%	Possession (%)	49%

Algeria	England	Korea DPR	Serbia
Argentina	France	Korea Republic	Slovakia
Australia	Germany	Mexico	Slovenia
Brazil	Ghana	Netherlands	South Africa
Cameroon	Greece	New Zealand	Spain
Chile	Honduras	Nigeria	Switzerland
Côte d'Ivoire	Italy	Paraguay	Uruguay
Denmark	Japan	Portugal	USA

Summary

Line-up

USA1

GHA22

USA3

GHA2

USA4

GHA3

USA6

GHA4

USA8

GHA5

USA10

GHA6

USA12

GHA7

USA13

GHA8

USA15

GHA13

USA17

GHA21

USA20

GHA23

USA18

GHA1

USA23

GHA16

USA2

GHA9

USA5

GHA10

USA7

GHA11

USA9

GHA12

USA11

GHA14

USA14

GHA17

USA16

GHA18

USA19

GHA19

USA21

GHA20

USA22

GHA15

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