Ten african nations went to the World Cup to play
One was Tunisia, long it wanted to stay
They lost three games, held up the red sign
They were eliminated and then there were only nine
Nine African Nations went to the World Cup to play
One was South Africa,long it wanted to stay
In Los Angeles against Canada, they conceded a goal late
They were eliminated and then there were only eight
Eight African nations went to the World Cup to play
One was the Ivory Coast, long they wanted to stay,
In Dallas, they equalized against Norway and saw a way to heaven
But the norwegian Vikings scored a winner, and then there were only seven
Seven African nations went to the World Cup to play
One was DR Kongo, long they wanted to stay
In Atlanta, they met England, scored and built defense bricks
But King Kane scored twice, England won and then there were only six
Six African nations went to the World Cup to play
One was Senegal, long they wanted to stay
In Seattle, they scored two and hoped to thrive
But the red dragons equalized and scored at late winning goal, and then there were only five
Five African nations went to the World Cup to play
One was Algeria, long they wanted to stay
In Vancouver, they played with possession and wanted to score
Their opponent Switzerland stopped it easily, score two and then there were only four
Four African nations went to the World Cup to play
One was Ghana, long it wanted to stay
In Kansas City, they asked the gods for a scoring spree
the gods were silent, los cafeteros dominated, and then there were only three
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Långsamt, långsamt så försvinner den afrikanska glansen från detta VM. Sextondelen har betytt en nemesis för lagen, som åker hem, ett-efter-ett. Många av lagen förlorar med flaggan i topp, kämpar och är med i matchen under nitti minuter. De förlorar på målsnöret och åker hem med högburet huvud och med stolthet. Gårdagens match i Kansas City var ett undantag. Ghana var makalöst tandlöst mot detta sydamerikanska lag, som dominerade kraftfullt under hela matchen.
61% bollinnehav, 530 passningar mot 300 för Ghana, 2,19xG mot Ghanas 0,26 och tjugo avslut mot åtta för Ghana, där inget träffade mål.
Ghanas försvar stod stilla när Arias gjorde mål. ”Horribelt ” sade Hanna Marklund på TV och visst var han helt fri. Mycket kunde dock spåras till det faktum att Ghana fått byta ut sin ordinarie högerback minuterna innan. Senaya fick gå ut och Saidu kom in. Han skall dock plocka upp sin motståndare och inte kolla på vädret.
Ghana förlorade mittfältet, där endast Partey verkade vinna boll och längst fram var Semenyo helt isolerad. Antal bollar som spelades in i den sista tredjedelen var mycket begränsade och Colombias försvar var väldigt välorganiserat. Bäste spelaren i Ghana var Ati-Zigi i mål som gjorde flertalet kvalificerade räddningar.
Quieroz var besviken på resultatet, insåg att Ghana inte nått sin nivå av spel, man kunde förvänta, gav Colombia segern och de svarta stjärnorna vänder hem.
Tack Ghana.
