2026 World Cup – Group L: Ghana preview, squad and schedule

17.06.26 FT World Cup

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Ghana will compete in the World Cup for the fifth time in its history. The Black Stars return to the world’s most prestigious football stage aiming to recapture their finest form—the level they reached in the 2010 edition in South Africa, where they advanced to the quarter-finals.

World Cup history

From their debut in 2006, the Ghanaian national team made headlines by reaching the Round of 16, before falling to Brazil (3-0) in a match that followed the script.

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In 2010, the Black Stars made African football history by becoming the continent's only team to reach the quarter-finals of a World Cup hosted in Africa—coming within a whisker of a historic semi-final place, denied only by the infamous Luis Suarez handball that prevented a crucial goal against Uruguay.
Qualification journey

Ghana dominated Group I in African qualifying, finishing with eight wins, one draw, and just a single defeat.

Number of appearances

4 (2006, 2010, 2014, 2022)

World Cup record

15 matches: 5 wins, 3 draws, 7 defeats, 18 goals scored / 23 goals conceded

Ghana squad

The Black Stars' 28-man provisional squad:

Goalkeepers: Benjamin Asare (Accra Hearts of Oak SC), Lawrence Ati-Zigi (FC St. Gallen), Joseph Anang (St. Patrick's Athletic), Solomon Agbasi (Accra Hearts of Oak SC), Paul Reverson (Ajax)

Defenders: Baba Abdul Rahman (PAOK Thessaloniki), Gideon Mensah (AJ Auxerre), Marvin Senaya (AJ Auxerre), Alidu Seidu (Rennes), Abdul Mumin (Rayo Vallecano), Jerome Opoku (Istanbul Başakşehir), Jonas Adjetey (Wolfsburg), Kojo Oppong Peprah (OGC Nice), Alexander Djiku (Spartak Moscow)

Midfielders: Elisha Owusu (AJ Auxerre), Thomas Partey (Villarreal), Kiwasi Sibo (Real Oviedo), Augustine Boakye (AS Saint-Étienne), Caleb Yirenkyi (FC Nordsjælland), Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Leicester City), Kamal Deen Sulemana (Atalanta Bergamo)

Forwards: Christopher Bonsu Baah (Al Qadsiah), Ernest Nuamah (Olympique Lyonnais), Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City), Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City), Prince Kwabena Adu (Viktoria Plzeň), Inaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), Jordan Ayew (Leicester City)

Ghana's Group L schedule

Wednesday, 17 June 2026

Ghana - Panama

11pm | Toronto Stadium

Tuesday, 23 June 2026

England - Ghana

8pm | Boston Stadium

Saturday, 27 June 2026

Croatia - Ghana

9pm | Philadelphia Stadium

Imed Ben Amara |

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Imed Ben Amara - bilingual sports writer and web editor with experience in football content creation. Since 2021, he has contributed to Foot Africa, providing news coverage and analysis.

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