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Korea and USA are playing each other in the FIFA World Cup. It will be the first time the two teams have met in a World cup.
Ghana are making their fourth appearance in the FIFA World Cup finals. They lost in a penalty shootout to Uruguay in 2014. Ghana won the African Cup of Nations four times, the last time in 1982. They finished 4th in their group in that tournament. South Korea take on Ghana in Seoul on June 14th.
Ghana came into the CAF qualifiers in the second round. They played in a four-team group against South Africa, Ethiopia, and Zimbabwe. Ghana won four games and lost one. Due to FIFA regulations, Ghana went through as they scored one more goal than South African. In the third round, they met with Nigeria. The game ended in stalemate.
The last time Ghana and South Korea met was in 2014. They have played each other eight times in international friendlies and other competitions. Ghana won all of the games.
André Ayew is the most-capped player for Ghana, with 109 caps. Baba Rahman from Reading and Antoine Semenyo from Bristol Rovers will represent the Championship. Thomas Partey from Arsenal will play in the midfield. Jordan Ayw has 20 goals for the national team.
Korea drew with Uruguay in their first game. Ghana lost to Portugal in the previous game and will be looking to bounce back. The game could be a deciding one for the World Cup.
