The first game of the group stage against England, from a goal behind to tie the favorite England, from England to get a valuable point, the second game against Slovenia from two goals behind, to chase two goals in a row, the third game and the last minute of extra time to score, we have to admire this U.S. team's spirit of not giving up, this game is still very optimistic about this U.S. team.
Ghana is the only African soccer team to advance in this Cup, African soccer is never short of talent, the lack of tactical discipline on the field, from the performance of these African teams, individual performance on the field is too much, the general lack of cooperation, Ghana's advancement is also with a little bit of luck, have to thank the people of Australia.
Although Ghana is missing Essien, the team is still full of big names, and the individual ability alone is no big deal.
However, Ghana did not show absolute strength in the group stage, 2 goals are penalty kicks, sports battle by the individual ability of the players can break through to create some opportunities, but the ability to grasp is too poor, and the last is often blindfolded a kick themselves do not know where to kick, this can never be high on Ghana's goal-scoring ability.
The United States' style of play is very similar to that of the Netherlands' all-out attack and defense, and their players' fitness is so good that they are able to keep running for 90 minutes.
Ghana, the only African team to qualify for the Cup, has already tied the best record it has ever achieved.
I believe both teams will give it their all.
Points to note
(1) For the second game in a row, the U.S. has taken the lead on a good goal that was blown out by the referee, and the referee didn't call a number of fouls on the opponents, so will the referee still be looking for the U.S. to get on the wrong side of the game?
(2) Ghana has a "track record" of crashing out of knockout tournaments, and Muntari was almost fired for arguing with the head coach, the team lacks a leader, and the players on the field tend to be very improvised.
We need to be careful not to make the same mistake.
Head-to-head stats
The two teams have only played once in their history, with the US losing 1-2 in Nuremberg in the group stage of the 2006 World Cup in Germany.