Friendly

Ghana 1–2 Mexico

Wednesday 26 Mar 2008 · London, England (neutral)

Ghana1–2Mexico

Goals3

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Essien Salcido Pardo

55′1–0Michael Essien Ghana
77′1–1Carlos Salcido Mexico
86′1–2Pavel Segura Pardo Mexico · penalty

Line-ups

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

Ghana

Came on

1Patrick Antwi↑46′
14André AyewMF↑46′
20Quincy Owusu-AbeyieFW↑46′
17Erik Bekoe↑82′

Mexico

Came on

Elo

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

Ghana: 1876 → 1867
Mexico: 1918 → 1927

Expected score for Ghana: 44% (a draw counts half). The lead changed hands 1 time. The winners came from behind.

Head to head

Meeting 2 of 4, 2006–2026.

Ghana wins: 0
Draws: 0
Mexico wins: 4

Form either side

Ghana

Before

1–0 v Namibia 24 Jan 2008 · African Cup of Nations 2008
2–0 v Morocco 28 Jan 2008 · African Cup of Nations 2008
2–1 v Nigeria 3 Feb 2008 · African Cup of Nations 2008
0–1 v Cameroon 7 Feb 2008 · African Cup of Nations 2008
4–2 v Ivory Coast 9 Feb 2008 · African Cup of Nations 2008

After

0–1 v Australia 23 May 2008 · Friendly
3–0 v Libya 1 Jun 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
3–2 v Lesotho 8 Jun 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
0–2 v Gabon 14 Jun 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
2–0 v Gabon 22 Jun 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008

Mexico

Before

1–0 v Panama 9 Sep 2007 · Friendly
1–3 v Brazil 12 Sep 2007 · Friendly
2–2 v Nigeria 14 Oct 2007 · Friendly
2–3 v Guatemala 17 Oct 2007 · Friendly
2–2 v United States 6 Feb 2008 · Friendly

After

1–0 v China PR 16 Apr 2008 · Friendly
1–4 v Argentina 4 Jun 2008 · Friendly
4–0 v Peru 8 Jun 2008 · Friendly
2–0 v Belize 15 Jun 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
7–0 v Belize 21 Jun 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008

Every Ghana v Mexico match4

From Ghana's side.


22 May 2026	Mexico	0–2	Away	Friendly	—
14 Oct 2023	Mexico	0–2	Neutral	Friendly	—
26 Mar 2008	Mexico	1–2	Neutral	Friendly	—
1 Mar 2006	Mexico	0–1	Neutral	Friendly	—

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