Ghana claimed their first-ever place at the finals of a FIFA World Cup tournament in 2006, after nine previous qualifying attempts. During the tournament they lost to Italy and Brazil, but beat Czechia and USA, and made it through to the second round.

Since 2006 Ghana has qualified for all tournaments except in 2018. Ghana reached the quarter-finals in 2010, which was their best performance at the FIFA World Cup.

2006

Ghana made it to the Round of 16 of the 2006 FIFA World Cup, but lost 0-3 to Brazil.

2010

Ghana made it to the quarter-finals of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, but lost to Uruguay.

2014

Ghana didn't make it out of Group G at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

2022

Ghana didn't make it out of Group H at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

2026

Ghana qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and were drawn into Group L alongside England, Croatia, and Panama. The Black Stars opened with a late 1–0 win over Panama, then held England to a goalless draw before losing 2–1 to Croatia in their final group game.

Their 4 points were enough to finish third and advance at the top of the best third-placed teams' table. They reached the knockout stage for the first time since their 2010 quarter-final. In the Round of 32, they were beaten 1–0 by Colombia.

Date Result Opponent
17 June 1–0 Panama
23 June 0–0 England
27 June 1–2 Croatia
3 July 0–1 Colombia (Round of 32)

Trivia

  • The Ghanan national soccer team is called the 'Black Stars'
  • On their debut in the 1962 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, Ghana were narrowly knocked out by Morocco. The qualification group for the 2002 FIFA World Cup proved a nightmare for the Ghanaians - the team ended up in fourth place behind Nigeria, Liberia and Sudan.
  • Ghana had the youngest team in the FIFA World Cup 2006 with an average age of 23 years and 352 days
  • In 2009, Ghana became the first African team to win the U/20 World Cup.