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Ghana 2–1 United States

Thursday 22 Jun 2006 · Nuremberg, Germany (neutral)

Ghana2–1United States

Goals3

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Draman Dempsey Appiah

22′1–0Haminu Draman Ghana
43′1–1Clint Dempsey United States
45′2–1Stephen Appiah Ghana · penalty

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Ghana

Came on

20Otto AddoMF↑46′
18Eric AddoMF↑59′
12Alex Tachie-MensahFW↑80′

United States

Came on

14Ben OlsenMF↑40′
9Eddie JohnsonFW↑61′
15Bobby ConveyMF↑74′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Ghana: 1767 → 1804
United States: 1850 → 1813

Expected score for Ghana: 38.3% (a draw counts half). An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 1 of 5, 2006–2023.

Ghana wins: 2
Draws: 0
United States wins: 3

Form either side

Ghana

Before

1–1 v Turkey 26 May 2006 · Friendly
4–1 v Jamaica 29 May 2006 · Friendly
3–1 v South Korea 4 Jun 2006 · Friendly
0–2 v Italy 12 Jun 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006
2–0 v Czech Republic 17 Jun 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006

After

0–3 v Brazil 27 Jun 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006
2–0 v Togo 15 Aug 2006 · Friendly
1–0 v Japan 4 Oct 2006 · Friendly
3–1 v South Korea 8 Oct 2006 · Friendly
1–1 v Australia 14 Nov 2006 · Friendly

United States

Before

0–1 v Morocco 23 May 2006 · Friendly
2–0 v Venezuela 26 May 2006 · Friendly
1–0 v Latvia 28 May 2006 · Friendly
0–3 v Czech Republic 12 Jun 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006
1–1 v Italy 17 Jun 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006

After

2–0 v Mexico 7 Feb 2007 · Friendly
3–1 v Ecuador 25 Mar 2007 · Friendly
0–0 v Guatemala 28 Mar 2007 · Friendly
4–1 v China PR 2 Jun 2007 · Friendly
1–0 v Guatemala 7 Jun 2007 · Gold Cup 2007

Group E

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1Italy	3	2	1	0	+4	7
2Ghana	3	2	0	1	+1	6
3Czech Republic	3	1	0	2	-1	3
4United States	3	0	1	2	-4	1

Road through the tournament

Ghana

0–2 v Italy Group stage
2–0 v Czech Republic Group stage
2–1 v United States Group stage
0–3 v Brazil Round of 16

United States

0–3 v Czech Republic Group stage
1–1 v Italy Group stage
1–2 v Ghana Group stage

Every Ghana v United States match5

From Ghana's side.


17 Oct 2023	United States	0–4	Away	Friendly	—
1 Jul 2017	United States	1–2	Away	Friendly	—
16 Jun 2014	United States	1–2	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2014	Group stage
26 Jun 2010	United States	2–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2010	Round of 16
22 Jun 2006	United States	2–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2006	Group stage

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: Fjelstul · Cards: Fjelstul