Ghana beats Czechs 2-0 in World Cup
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James Joyner | Saturday, June 17, 2006 |
The United States team got some help from an unlikely source, as Ghana stunned the Czech Republic in World Cup play.
Ghana pulled off the biggest upset of this World Cup and might have helped the United States along the way. The first win for Africa in this tournament was a stunner, 2-0 over the same Czech Republic team that routed the Americans in their opener. Asamoah Gyan scored in the second minute Saturday and the Ghanians peppered star goalkeeper Petr Cech before getting the clincher in the 82nd.
With the victory, Ghana assured that the United States would not be eliminated from contention even with a loss later Saturday against Italy. A U.S. win would put all four teams even at three points in Group E.
Quite bizarre.
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Bravo for Ghana!
Quite bizarre.
Why is an upset "bizarre"? They happen all of the time in sports.
Pele: It's pretty unusual for the #2 ranked team to get beat 2-0 by an also-ran.
James, the FIFA rankings are not grounded in reality . They said the US team was ranked #5. Please tell me with a straight face the Czechs are better than the Germans, Argentines, or the Brazillians. If you'd watch the last few World Cups, you'd know that Cameroon was a regular favorite giant killer and that Senegal beat the then reigning Champion French team in the opening game in 2002.
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