Ghana missed out on the 2025 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco early this year but qualified for the second successive World Cup.
The Black Stars will aim to replicate the performance shown in South Africa 2010 when they became the third African country to reach the quarter final.
Head coach- Carlos Queiroz
Carlos Queiroz got the appointment in April following the sacking of Otto Addo who was in his second stint of Ghana.
The 73-year-old Portuguese coach, a former at Manchester United and Real Madrid is a distinguished tactician having been at the helm of Portugal at South Africa 2010 and IR Iran at Brazil 2014, Russia 2018 and Qatar 2022. He also qualified South Africa for Korea/Japan 2002 but departed the post prior to the finals.
How they qualified
Despite failure to qualify for Afcon 2025, Ghana were at their best in the World Cup qualifiers beating second placed Madagascar to a spot in I.
Under Addo, Black Stars punched their ticket to the global showpiece on the final day of qualifying campaign after Mohammed Kudus struck for the winner against Comoros. Sadly, Kudus won’t be in US, Canada and Mexico due to injury.
Jordan Ayew was a key cog in the qualifiers scoring seven goals.
History at World Cup
- Best World Cup: Quarter-finals (2010)
- Last World Cup: Qatar 2022 (Group stage)
- First World Cup: Germany 2006 (Round of 16)
- World Cup appearances: 5 (2006, 2010, 2014, 2022, 2026)
- Current run of successive qualifications: Two
- Overall World Cup record: P15 W5 D3 L7 F18 A23
Ghana’s top scorers at the World Cup
Legendary Asamoah Gyan leads the charts for not only Ghana but Africa with six goals at the global stage.
His first arrived against Czech Republic in 2006, ironically, Ghana’s first goal at the World Cup and it was followed by strikes against Serbia and Australia at the South Africa 2010 group stage before sealing the last-16 victory against USA in extra time.
As captain, Gyan scored two more at his third World Cup finals in Brazil four years later, finding the target against Germany and Portugal.
Ghana Group fixtures at the 2026 World Cup
- June 18: vs Panama 2am – Toronto stadium
- June 23: vs England 11pm – Boston stadium
- June 28: vs Croatia 12am – Philadelphia stadium
Ghana’s squad at the 2026 World Cup
Goalkeepers
Lawrence Ati-Zigi, Benjamin Asare, Joseph Anang
Defenders
Jonas Adjetey, Derrick Luckassen, Gideon Mensah, Abdul Mumin, Jerome Opoku, Kojo Oppong Peprah, Baba Abdul Rahman, Alidu Seidu, Marvin Senaya
Midfielders
Augustine Boakye, Abdul Fatawu, Elisha Owusu, Thomas Partey, Kwasi Sibo, Kamaldeen Sulemana, Caleb Yirenkyi
Forwards
Jordan Ayew, Christopher Bonsu Baah, Prince Kwabena Adu, Ernest Nuamah, Antoine Semenyo, Brandon Thomas-Asante, Inaki Williams
