The Ghana vs USA match will be played on Tuesday, June 17 at Estádio das Dunas, Natal.
This is a match between opponents who played against each other in the last two World Cups, in 2006 and 2010, and both times Ghana won. In fact, Ghana won all of their four previous matches they’ve played – in 1983, Ghana and USA played two friendly games, and the Africans won 5-0 and 1-0. In the World Cup matches, Ghana won 2-1 both times, and more painful to Americans was of course the extra-time loss in 2010, when Assamoah Gyan scored a decisive goal to send Ghana in the quarterfinals.
Ghana and USA are in the group G, along with Germany and Portugal. Almost nobody sees these teams in the first knockout round, with Germany and Portugal among the top national teams in their group. However, the winner of this clash will have a chance to fight for the place in the eliminations, so it will be very important to score the opening victory.
Therefore, it is expected that this game will be open and flowing, with both teams searching for a chance to score, rather than defend their own goal.
The main battle will be held in the midfield, which is considered as the best part of both teams. Kevin Prince Boateng, Sulley Muntary and Michael Essien are very experienced players which play in the top European leagues. Americans have their force to counter them, with Bradley, Jones and Dempsey leading the pack.
USA is playing more directly than Ghana, which is clearly physically dominant in this tie. It will be very interesting to see which national team will be able to force their style of play in this match.
Apart from the midfield battle, the tactical battle could be also crucial in this game. It is often said that African national teams have all the talent and physique to be challengers for the world title, but they lack tactical knowledge to be the best.
USA coach Jurgen Klinsmann has a plethora of experience in World Cup games – he was a member of the German national team both as a player and a coach, and that experience will be very helpful to USA. Also, if he manages to instill the traditional German mentality in his squad, that could be the key ingredient for dominance, and we could see USA victorious in this match.
Considering all the facts, this should be an open and flowing game, with both teams attack-orientated. The team which scores first will be very close to victory.
–>Match Betting Prediction : HalfTime Result Draw @2.05 bet365
