{"id":1259210,"date":"2022-11-28T13:38:14","date_gmt":"2022-11-28T13:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/28\/2022-world-cup-ghana-will-overpower-south-korea\/"},"modified":"2022-11-28T13:38:14","modified_gmt":"2022-11-28T13:38:14","slug":"2022-world-cup-ghana-will-overpower-south-korea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/28\/2022-world-cup-ghana-will-overpower-south-korea\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 World Cup: Ghana will overpower South Korea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1669642694_17_paintsils1175174449639315154-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"John Paintsil\" title=\"John Paintsil\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">John Paintsil<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Former Ghana defender, John Paintsil, has said the Black Stars will overpower South Korea later today.<\/p>\n<p>The West African country opened their 2022 World Cup campaign with a defeat against Portugal in their opener last week Thursday at the 974 Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>The Black Stars will have to win against the Asian side to boost their chances of playing in the next round of the tournament.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Paintsil, who played in the 2006 and 2010 Mundial, is convinced the team will secure all three points against the Koreans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are going for a must-win, and for me, I believe the effort the technical team and the players put into the last game gives all of us an indication that the team will go further. Now, we have a strong team. The last time I saw Ghana play like this was during the 2010 World Cup in South Africa against Serbia,\u201d he told Graphic Sports.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe same mentality and approach to the game was very high and I believe going forward, the coaches will change something\u2026I believe the system we played in the first and the second half was changed a bit and the boys lost the middle a little bit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have seen that our boys are tactically disciplined, looking at the Portugal game and the way they blocked the middle and stuck to the game plan till the end.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe that when it comes to Korea and Japan they play the same formation; they are fast and they also have players who can run throughout the 90 minutes, but I don\u2019t see Korea stopping us from winning today,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>The much-anticipated game has been scheduled to kick off at 13:00GMT at the Education City Stadium.<\/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=\"lsYzu499L9c\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Adom TV Live Stream\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lsYzu499L9c?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>John Paintsil Former Ghana defender, John Paintsil, has said the Black Stars will overpower South Korea later today. The West African country opened their 2022 World Cup campaign with a defeat against Portugal in their opener last week Thursday at the 974 Stadium. 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