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UNITED STATES vs. GHANA
A TALE OF TWO NATIONS

THE OCTOPUS'S SOCCER ALMANAC _

📍 Royal Bafokeng Stadium

⚽ MATCH RESULT

FULL TIME · AFTER EXTRA TIME
UNITED STATES
1 – 2
GHANA
✦ REFEREE: Viktor Kassai
▶ GOALS & CARDS
  • 5' ⚽ Kevin-Prince Boateng
  • 31' •
  • 45' •
  • 62' • Landon Donovan
  • 73' •
  • 78' •
  • 90' •
  • 93' ⚽ Asamoah Gyan
  • 113' •
▶ MATCH STATS
USA 51% POSSESSION 49% GHA
USA 20 SHOTS 16 GHA
USA 6 SHOTS ON TARGET 6 GHA
USA 11 FOULS 19 GHA
USA 4 SAVES 5 GHA
USA 0 RED CARDS 0 GHA
▶ LINE-UPS
UNITED STATES
STARTING XI
  1. GKTim Howard
  2. DFCarlos Bocanegra
  3. DFJay DeMerit
  4. DFJonathan Bornstein
  5. DFSteve Cherundolo
  6. MFRicardo Clark
  7. MFMichael Bradley
  8. MFClint Dempsey
  9. MFLandon Donovan
  10. FWRobbie Findley
  11. FWJozy Altidore
SUBSTITUTES
  • Herculez Gomez▲ 90'
  • Benny Feilhaber▲ 45'
  • Maurice Edu▲ 31'
GHANA
STARTING XI
  1. GKRichard Kingson
  2. DFJohn Mensah
  3. DFJonathan Mensah
  4. DFHans Sarpei
  5. DFJohn Pantsil
  6. MFKwadwo Asamoah
  7. MFKevin-Prince Boateng⚽
  8. MFAnthony Annan
  9. FWAsamoah Gyan⚽
  10. MFAndré Ayew
  11. MFSamuel Inkoom
SUBSTITUTES
  • Lee Addy▲ 73'
  • Sulley Muntari▲ 113'
  • Stephen Appiah▲ 78'

⚔ HEAD-TO-HEAD ARCHIVE

UNITED STATES
The Stars and Stripes
EST. 1913
🐙 TEAM ALMANAC ›
VS
GHANA
The Black Stars
EST. 1957
🐙 TEAM ALMANAC ›

📊 PIXEL STAT CHARTS

▶ UNITED STATES
▶ GHANA
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