{"id":1242447,"date":"2022-11-03T02:57:14","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T02:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/03\/2022-wc-ghana-will-play-in-the-final\/"},"modified":"2022-11-03T02:57:14","modified_gmt":"2022-11-03T02:57:14","slug":"2022-wc-ghana-will-play-in-the-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/03\/2022-wc-ghana-will-play-in-the-final\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 WC: Ghana will play in the final"},"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 tipped the Black Stars\u00a0to reach the final of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana\u2019s best performance in the history of the Mundial came in 2010 where the team played in the quarterfinals, Paintsil was a key figure for the side.<\/p>\n<p>The 41-year-old, speaking in an interview, said the experience garnered over three previous World Cup appearances makes the Black Stars prime candidates for success in Qatar.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"614\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/819202033028-8dt2xkjwvq-john-paintsil-ghana-flag-1.jpg\" alt=\"John Paintsil\" class=\"wp-image-1858006\"  \/><figcaption><strong>John Paintsil <\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cGhana is experienced at the World Cup now and I believe we [Ghana] will reach the final. I believe it from the bottom of my heart,\u201d he told Joy Sports.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Black Stars have been housed in Group H alongside Portugal, Uruguay, and South Korea.<\/p>\n<p>They will open their campaign against the Europeans on 24th November; play South Korea on November 28, before concluding the group stages with a crunch tie against Uruguay on December 2, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana will open camp on November 10 in Abu Dhabi before taking on Switzerland on November 17.<\/p>\n<p>The 2022 World Cup in Qatar will run from November 20-18 December 2022.<\/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=\"39XF1IvodQo\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The family that lives in hen coop - Badwam Afisem on Adom TV (02-11-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/39XF1IvodQo?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 tipped the Black Stars\u00a0to reach the final of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. 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