{"id":1242102,"date":"2022-11-02T16:38:52","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T16:38:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/02\/2022-wc-dont-target-uruguay-only\/"},"modified":"2022-11-02T16:38:52","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T16:38:52","slug":"2022-wc-dont-target-uruguay-only","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/02\/2022-wc-dont-target-uruguay-only\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 WC: Don&#8217;t target Uruguay only"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"460\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-09-28-124514-696x460.png\"   alt=\"Black Stars\" title=\"Black Stars\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Black Stars<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Former Ghana international, John Paintsil, has called on the Black Stars not to focus only on beating Uruguay in the upcoming 2022 FIFA World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>The West African country that has made a return to the Mundial\u00a0has been drawn in Group H alongside Portugal, South Korea, and Uruguay.<\/p>\n<p>The Black Stars were on the verge of becoming the first African nation to compete at the semifinal stage of the World Cup but lost a penalty shootout to Uruguay at the 2010 World Cup in a match that is best remembered for a Luis Suarez\u2019s handball on the goal line but the subsequent penalty was missed by Asamoah Gyan.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>With several Ghanaian football fans urging the team to seek revenge against the two-time world champions, Paintsil, who featured in the\u00a02006 and 2010 World Cup believes the playing body must look beyond beating only the South American side.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a game that anytime any Ghanaian remembers, it becomes a bit emotional,\u201d he told Citi Sports during the Walk with the Legends organized by the Ghana Football Association [GFA] over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a game that denied us from playing in the semifinal even going to the final. I will urge my players, the Stars to take (the games) one at a time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not only Uruguay that we are going to play in the group stage. Definitely, for Uruguay, we will beat them but they are not (the) only team we are targeting,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana will commence preparations for the Mundial on November 10 in Abu Dhabi and will take on Switzerland in their final preparatory game.<\/p>\n<p>The team will arrive in Qatar on November 19.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"53dpVAiCRws\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Life is a journey, not an event - Badwam Nkuranhyensem on Adom TV (02-11-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/53dpVAiCRws?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Black Stars Former Ghana international, John Paintsil, has called on the Black Stars not to focus only on beating Uruguay in the upcoming 2022 FIFA World Cup. The West African country that has made a return to the Mundial\u00a0has been drawn in Group H alongside Portugal, South Korea, and Uruguay. 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