Ghana and USA play each other in their first match of World Cup 2014 in Group G
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Clint Dempsey of USA and Kevin Prince Boateng of Ghana
Ghana and USA have played each other two times before this and Ghana holds 100% win record against United States of America. Both the fixture was played in World Cup and Ghana won the match 2-1 on both occasions. The recent one was in 2010 World Cup when Asamoah Gyan scored in additional extra time to send Ghana through to next round.
Ghana played two friendly matches before arriving to Brazil for their World Cup campaign and had mixed results on those games. They lost 1-0 to the Netherlands in the first warm up match but registered an emphatic 4-0 victory against fellow World Cup participants South Korea in final match. Andre Ayew scored a hat-trick for the African side in that game.
USA on the other hand played three international friendlies before coming to Brazil and won all of them. They defeated Azerbaijan 2-0 in the first match and followed it up with 2-1 win over Turkey. They defeated fellow World Cup participant Nigeria in their final warm up match by 2-0. Clint Dempsey has been in for for his team with six goals in last 10 matches for the team.
Team News
Majeed Waris hobbled off injured in their recent friendly win over South Korea and will sit out of the game as a precaution. Jordan Ayew and Christian Atsu are vying for a place in attacking midfield alongside Kevin Prince Boateng and Andre Ayew. Michael Essien might stay in bench as the squad looks set from the win against Korea.
There is a big competition in backline for the USA team with Fabian Johnson, Beasley, Chandler and Yedlin all competing for two spots in defense. The wing also looks unset for the American side with Zusi, Davis and Bedoya all hoping for a start. Klinsimann might go for Altidore up front as the forward scored a brace against Nigeria in recent friendly.
Probable Starting Lineup:
Ghana:
Formation: 4 – 2 – 3 – 1
Fatau Dauda(GK): Kwadwo Asamoah, John Boye, Jonathan Mensah, Harrison Afful: Sulley Muntari, Mohammed Rabiu: Andre Ayew, Kevin Prince Boateng, Christian Atsu: Asamoah Gyan
USA:
Formation: 4 – 4 – 1 – 1
Tim Howard (GK): Fabian Johnson, Geoff Cameron, Matt Besler, DaMarcus Beasley: Graham Zusi, Jermain Jones, Michael Bradley, Brad Davis: Clint Dempsey: Jozy Altidore
Watch Match Live here: Ghana vs USA ( This link will be available 30 minutes before kick off time )
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