Ghana in the World Cup Finals

Ghana qualified for the 2006 World Cup Finals on October 8th, 2005.

World Cup Appearances:
Germany 2006 is Ghana's 1st appearance in the World Cup Finals.

Best World Cup Performance:
Qualifying for Germany 2006.

Ghana World Cup Preparations

During the 2006 World Cup Finals, Ghana have chosen to stay in Würzburg; the centre of the Franconian wine-growing region and starting point of the Romantic Road, the most famous German tourist route.

Ghana Team Hotel
Maritim Hotel:
Pleichertorstrasse 5, Würzburg.
Located on the banks of the Main River, the Maritim Hotel is close to the old city centre.

Hotels in Würzburg:
Fans of Ghana have a number of options if they want to stay near the Black Stars in Würzburg.

Ghana Friendly Matches
Lost to Mexico (0-1), Wednesday 1st March. (Dallas)

Lost to Nice (0-3), Tuesday 9th May. (Nice)

Turkey, Friday 26th May. (Bochum)

Jamaica, Monday 29th May. (Leicester)

South Korea, Sunday June 4th. (Glasgow)

Ghana in the 2006 World Cup
Group E
Monday, 12th June
Italy vs Ghana
Hannover -- (21:00)

Saturday, 17th June
Czech Republic vs Ghana
Köln -- (18:00)

Thursday, 22nd June
Ghana vs USA
Nürnberg -- (16:00)

Knockout Stage
Group E winner travels to Kaiserslautern and the runner-up goes to Dortmund.

Ghana World Cup Squad 2006
Black Stars

Goalkeepers:
1 Sammy Adjei (Mohadon Sports Ashdod, Israel)
16 George Owu (AshantiGold)
22 Richard Kingston (BB Ankaraspor, Turkey)

Defenders:
2 Hans Adu Sarpei (Vfl Wolfsburg, Germany)
4 Sammy Osei Kuffuor (AS Roma, Italy)
5 John Mensah (Rennes, France)
6 Emmanuel Pappoe (Hapoel Kfar Saba, Israel)
7 Shilla Illiasu (Asante Kotoko)
13 Habib Mohamed (King Faisal)
15 John Pantsil (Hapoel Tel Aviv, Israel)
17 Daniel Quaye (Hearts of Oak)
21 Issah Ahmed (Randers, Denmark)

Midfielders:
8 Michael Essien (Chelsea, England)
9 Derek Boateng (AIK Solna, Sweden)
10 Stephen Appiah (Fenerbache, Turkey)
11 Sulley Ali Muntari (Udinese, Italy)
18 Eric Addo (PSV Eindhoven,Holland)
20 Otto Addo (FSV Mainz 05, Germany)
23 Haminu Dramani (Red Star Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro)

Forwards:
3 Asamoah Gyan (Modena, Italy)
12 Alex Tachie-Mensah (St. Gallen, Switzerland)
14 Matthew Amoah (Borussia Dortmund, Germany)
19 Razak Pimpong (FC Copenhagen, Denmark)

Players on standby:
Philemon McCarthy (Fetteh Feyenoord), Aziz Ansah (Asante Kotoko), Yusif Chibsah (Asante Kotoko), Baffour Gyan (Dynamo Moscow, Russia), Baba Adamu (Krylia Sovetov, Russia).

Trainer:
Ratomir Dujkovic (Serbia).

Players to watch:
8 Michael Essien (Chelsea, England)
10 Stephen Appiah (Fenerbache, Turkey)
11 Sulley Ali Muntari (Udinese, Italy)

Destination Ghana

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